Justice Department Protects Thousands of Fake Degree Customers
An unpopular decision by the Justice Department to keep secret the names of almost 11,000 fake degree customers has dealt a harsh blow to the cause of those fighting to eliminate diploma mills.
The recent sentencing of Dixie Ellen Randock in the infamous Seattle diploma mill case stirred up controversy as it was revealed that the diploma mill owners would go to jail; but the names of those who bought the degrees would not be made public.
According to the News Tribune, testimony in the case offered disturbing information as to how the bogus degrees are being used.
Purchasers were discovered to be working in the White House, the Department of Defense and in military leadership. Others used their worthless degrees to secure various types of employment and to gain promotions in even the most sensitive career fields, including health care, engineering and counseling.
Rather than earn accredited online degrees from reputable online schools, these thousands chose to cheat by purchasing the fake diplomas from an operation that netted millions of dollars in the lucrative diploma mill business.
At least 500 bogus diplomas were sold in California, the highest number of any state. But purchasers were spread out all over the U.S. — including Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
There is a chance that the Justice Department could reverse its decision and share the names of the customers in this case; however it is not likely.
Hopefully, the laws will soon change to protect the public, rather than allowing con men and women with fake degrees to infiltrate and rise above the ranks of honest men and women in the work force.
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