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Shannon McShane, a Colorado child custody evaluator, pleaded guilty to using fake credentials to obtain her psychologist and addiction counselor licenses. Her fraud, uncovered by an anonymous parent, led to jobs across state agencies. She faces sentencing on June 23,…
Capitol Network Distance Learning Programs and Stepping Stonez Development, LLC, two separate diploma mills, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that they falsely claimed to be accredited schools. The defendants are banned from marketing or…
A proposed overhaul of the country’s primary law protecting student-data privacy is being circulated for feedback, offering yet another sign of the federal government’s interest in reshaping the legislative landscape around this hot-button issue. The…
Since the seminal decision Darling v. Charleston Community Memorial Hospital (1965) was issued, approximately 40 states have adopted this liability standard. Sometimes referred to as “negligent hiring or selection” or “negligent retention,”…
The Liars Index® reached its third highest rate since its inception in 1995, reaching 24.39% for the second half of 2014. “Nearly one in four resumes puffing their education claims is a rate too high to ignore”, said Jude Werra, CMC, president of the…
The principal owners doing business as “Jefferson High School Online” and “Enterprise High School Online,” are permanently banned from marketing and selling academic degrees under settlements with the Federal Trade Commission. Defendants led…
At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a U.S. district court in Florida has temporarily halted a diploma mill that allegedly grossed more than $11 million from marketing and selling fake high school diplomas online to consumers nationwide. The FTC’s…