Post by Optimus on Aug 19, 2018 17:29:38 GMT -5
This isn't a huge story by any stretch of the imagination (except maybe for the people involved) and it isn't "shocking" click-bait or anything, but I'm always fascinated by stories like this and it certainly isn't the first time something like this has been made public.
Anyhoo, it was reported by a local FL news site that a candidate for the Florida State House of Representatives did not have the college degree she claimed to have (a BS from University of Miami-Ohio). She denied the story, supposedly flew to Ohio to get a copy of her degree, then posted a picture of the degree, so the news site retracted the story.
But, people from Uni of Miami-Ohio saw the story, and saw the pic she posted of her degree, and realized it was fake. A follow up investigation revealed it was, indeed, a fake diploma yet the candidate is still denying it and...of course...claiming it's "fake news."
People are strange.
Full story: www.flanewsonline.com/howard-faked-her-diploma/
Anyhoo, it was reported by a local FL news site that a candidate for the Florida State House of Representatives did not have the college degree she claimed to have (a BS from University of Miami-Ohio). She denied the story, supposedly flew to Ohio to get a copy of her degree, then posted a picture of the degree, so the news site retracted the story.
But, people from Uni of Miami-Ohio saw the story, and saw the pic she posted of her degree, and realized it was fake. A follow up investigation revealed it was, indeed, a fake diploma yet the candidate is still denying it and...of course...claiming it's "fake news."
People are strange.
Full story: www.flanewsonline.com/howard-faked-her-diploma/
According to Miami University, Howard did attend but there is no record of her earning a degree either in 1994, which she initially claimed, or in 1996, which she later claimed.
The degree Howard was holding in the picture contains inconsistencies, according to the university’s general counsel.
Miami University does not offer a Bachelor of Science in Marketing, instead it offers a Bachelor of Science in Business. Howard’s major while attending Miami University was Retailing and if she had graduated would have received a Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences.
The diploma Howard is holding contains the signatures of James C. Garland, President and Robert C. Johnson, Dean. Mr. Garland was President of Miami University in 1996, but Mr. Johnson was dean of the graduate school not the dean for either the School of Business nor the School of Education and Allied Professions. Johnson would not have signed Howard’s diploma.
The degree Howard was holding in the picture contains inconsistencies, according to the university’s general counsel.
Miami University does not offer a Bachelor of Science in Marketing, instead it offers a Bachelor of Science in Business. Howard’s major while attending Miami University was Retailing and if she had graduated would have received a Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences.
The diploma Howard is holding contains the signatures of James C. Garland, President and Robert C. Johnson, Dean. Mr. Garland was President of Miami University in 1996, but Mr. Johnson was dean of the graduate school not the dean for either the School of Business nor the School of Education and Allied Professions. Johnson would not have signed Howard’s diploma.
