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A federal list of suspected buyers of bogus degrees from a Washington state criminal diploma scheme includes a Chicago Public Schools instructor and five current or former Berwyn police officers—at least one of whom allegedly sought city reimbursement for his bogus PhD in criminal justice, the Tribune has learned.
While it is not illegal to buy a phony degree, Illinois law forbids claiming false academic credentials for professional advancement or higher compensation.
The Junior ROTC instructor for CPS, now on leave for an unrelated matter, received a raise from the school district in 2003 based on a PhD and master's degree allegedly bought from diploma mills affiliated with the fictional "St. Regis University." The police officers received their degrees from the same scheme in 2001-02, and at least some of them allegedly benefited financially, according to a city official.
Because the CPS instructor and Berwyn officers have not been charged with crimes, the Tribune is not naming them.
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