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Pair admits purchasing degree
The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, La) ^ | 6-2-2004 | Coleman Warner

Posted on 06/02/2004 11:32:33 AM PDT by jrushing

BATON ROUGE -- A St. Landry Parish School Board member and his wife admitted Tuesday to paying $1,500 to a Southern University official for a bogus master's degree in special education in the first criminal case to emerge from a probe into grade-fixing at the university.

Quincy Richard Sr., 42, who is also an employee of St. Landry Parish government, and Cynthia A. Richard, 40, a teacher in the school district, pleaded guilty in 19th Judicial District Court to charges of filing false public records. Cynthia Richard was stripped of the degree she used to gain a pay raise, authorities said.

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Not only could you buy better College grades, you could buy a Master's degree!
1 posted on 06/02/2004 11:32:33 AM PDT by jrushing
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To: jrushing
Pair admits purchasing degree

What's the problem?

2 posted on 06/02/2004 11:37:52 AM PDT by atomicpossum (I give up! Entropy, you win!)
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To: jrushing

Used to be you could get a Universal Life Church ministry ordination for free. I think they cost $2 now.

http://www.ulc.org


3 posted on 06/02/2004 11:40:01 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: atomicpossum
What's the problem?

Oh, that's what they meant. I'll bet they're all looking for Degree now that the heat's on.
4 posted on 06/02/2004 11:41:30 AM PDT by jrushing (VRWC)
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To: jrushing

I swear, they're awarding Masters Degrees in the Obvious to anyone these days.


5 posted on 06/02/2004 11:44:39 AM PDT by martin_fierro ( <|:)~)
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To: Rebelbase

ULC ordination is still free online, and cheap at half the price.


6 posted on 06/02/2004 12:12:22 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (Am Yisrael Chai!)
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To: jrushing

Any pictures of these dudes. A picture is worth a thousand words.


7 posted on 06/02/2004 1:18:02 PM PDT by BIGZ
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