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The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners has just ranked the College Admissions scandal as the number one “most scandalous fraud case of 2019.” As a summary, on this historic case, the U.S. District Attorneys Office charged more than 50 celebrities (Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin), parents, admissions officers and coaches for scheming to buy “spots for […]
Originally appeared Fraud Magazine, Sept/Oct 2017 Column: Fraud Spotlight Fraud in education: implications for national securityBy Tonya J. Mead, PhD, MBA, CHFI, CFE (Inactive) The BBC News Service reported last year that nine criminals were convicted for running an illegal immigration fraud ring in the U.K. Foreign applicants for visas in the U.K. must demonstrate […]
By: Tonya Mead,PhD, MBA, CFE, CHFI, PI, MBA, M.Ed Charles Smith wrote a piece ruminating about rampant fraud and how it has, from his viewpoint, become pervasive in society. As a result, his piece was widely circulated among “Doomsday theorists.” Smith is no amateur. According to his blog, CNBC ranked his website “#7 Top Alternative […]
By: Tonya Mead, PhD, MBA, M.Ed, CFE, CHFI, PI CPAs must beware of school fraud. Why? Turning a blind eye to corporate jets, luxurious homes, vast real estate and $1 million in cash can mean a loss of certification, the requirement to pay restitution and a jail sentence. This is exactly what happened to former […]
By: Tonya Mead, PhD, MBA, M.Ed, CHFI, CFE, PI Researchers of late have scrutinized canonical works in academia, specifically the field of human psychology and determined based upon deceit if not fraudulent. Other related articles Post- Fake research and fake news Post- Research Foundation returns $330,000 Vox, in citing Medium provides a list of potential […]
By: Tonya Mead, PhD, MBA, M.Ed, CHFI, CFE On average, recent graduates and their parents carry about $140K in student loans. Please see the Wall Street Journal (referenced by ZeroHedge). While federal student financial aid “help students to realize their dreams,” Fraud Magazine reports cases investigated by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of the […]
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, CHFI, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology A charter school operator in Ohio, Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow is on the hook for $60 million in repayments to the Ohio Department of Education for over-charges related to inflating student attendance data. “Improperly enrolling students, forging signatures on student applications to increase enrollment numbers […]
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, CHFI, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology Fansided posted an article “College football coaching salaries: Worth it, Not worth it?” My verdict? None are worth it. May I paint the following picture? Malevolent acts of fraud in settings of higher learning, exorbitant salaries of the college coaches, gifts to entice young high […]
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, CHFI, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology There has been an outcry rebuking the re-newed focus on apprenticeships, career, and technical education (CTE). It is for naught. For instance, Anthony Carnevale, the former member on President George W. Bush’s White House Commission on Technology and professor at Georgetown University Center on Education […]
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, CHFI, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology English is not the primary home language for almost 10 percent of kindergarten through twelfth grade (k-12 ) public school students. The US Department of Education, as reported by the National Academies calculates that English Language Learners “are the fastest growing educational subgroup in the […]