Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Prosecutor: Former Harvard student faked prestigious academic career

23 year old Adam Wheeler of Deleware is scheduled for arraignment on twenty counts some of which include larceny, identity fraud, falsifying an endorsement or approval and pretending to hold a degree. Wheeler had gotten into the prestigious Harvard University on false transcripts and earned a combined total of over 45,000 dollars in financial aid money--academic scholarships and need-based. Wheeler also tried to apply for an internship at the McLeod Hospital. At the same time he sent out transfer applications to Brown and Yale Universities saying that he was doing an intership at McLeod Hospital. Authorities could not determine Wheeler's whereabouts on Monday when they tried to locate him.

Wheeler's actions have been going on so long that I think it is more than just a problem with the law. This man's actions indicate that he must have some psycological issue occuring in his life. In my opinion psycological help needs to be administered to him at some point, whether before or after his trial.

1 comment:

  1. I believe that the government should be able to track our records like they can track everything else about us. I believe that this whole situation could've been prevented or stopped right away after the fake transcripts started. I do agree that he has some psycological problems that he should seek help for.

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