student who faked his way into Harvard caught

[evanovitch]

The Delaware man who police and Harvard University officials claim faked his way into the school in 2007 won two major writing grants by submitting plagiarized material.

Adam Wheeler, 23, <span style="font-weight: bold">won a $14,000 grant from the prestigious Winthrop Sargent Prize in English and faked his way to a Hoopes Prize, a grant worth $31,000</span>.

“This defendant seriously undermined the integrity of the competitive admissions process, compromised the reputation of some of the finest educators and educational institutions in the country, and cheated those who competed honestly for what he fraudulently received,” Middlesex County District Attorney Gerry Leone said.

Harvard began investigating Wheeler last fall after a professor suspected the student had submitted another student's work to win the grants. During an investigation, the professor recognized the writing style as that of a peer.

Wheeler also allegedly falsified his Harvard transcripts. According records, the transcripts submitted for the Winthrop Sargent and Hoopes prizes indicated Wheeler was a straight-A student.

Wheeler was then notified he would be facing disciplinary action and was expected to attend hearings on the matter. Wheeler did not attend the hearings.

<span style="font-weight: bold">Meantime, Wheeler applied for an internship at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass. He stated on his application he wished to start immediately because he was taking a semester off at Harvard.</span>

In January, Wheeler submitted transfer applications to Yale and Brown. On those applications, he claimed he was employed by McLean. Background checks confirmed Wheeler furnished McLean, Brown and Yale false information.

Wheeler was dropped by Harvard last fall after he chose not to participate in disciplinary hearings.

<span style="font-weight: bold">When he applied to Harvard, Wheeler submitted false transcripts, indicating he was academically perfect at the Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass. He also claimed he attended MIT. </span>

Records, however, proved Wheeler was never a student at either school. <span style="font-weight: bold">Wheeler attended Bowdoin College in Maine from 2005 to 2007, and had been suspended for academic dishonesty.</span>

Wheeler faces four counts of larceny over $250, eight counts of identity fraud, seven counts of falsifying an endorsement or approval and pretending to hold a degree. He is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday, May 18.

[Dr.Dudd]

Re: student who faked his way into Harvard caught

Thought it was identity theft They said it was?

Oh well they need to teach ethics in high school.
Too much of this is happening.
Yet They disciplined the black girl who didn't even do anything due to the behavior of her boyfriend who was not a student.
If it was her, If would not have passed them.
They are so anxious to find that Isis, they just accept without due dilligence.
Well just another black eye.
When will it stop?<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
The Delaware man who police and Harvard University officials claim faked his way into the school in 2007 won two major writing grants by submitting plagiarized material.

Adam Wheeler, 23, <span style="font-weight: bold">won a $14,000 grant from the prestigious Winthrop Sargent Prize in English and faked his way to a Hoopes Prize, a grant worth $31,000</span>.

“This defendant seriously undermined the integrity of the competitive admissions process, compromised the reputation of some of the finest educators and educational institutions in the country, and cheated those who competed honestly for what he fraudulently received,” Middlesex County District Attorney Gerry Leone said.

Harvard began investigating Wheeler last fall after a professor suspected the student had submitted another student's work to win the grants. During an investigation, the professor recognized the writing style as that of a peer.

Wheeler also allegedly falsified his Harvard transcripts. According records, the transcripts submitted for the Winthrop Sargent and Hoopes prizes indicated Wheeler was a straight-A student.

Wheeler was then notified he would be facing disciplinary action and was expected to attend hearings on the matter. Wheeler did not attend the hearings.

<span style="font-weight: bold">Meantime, Wheeler applied for an internship at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass. He stated on his application he wished to start immediately because he was taking a semester off at Harvard.</span>

In January, Wheeler submitted transfer applications to Yale and Brown. On those applications, he claimed he was employed by McLean. Background checks confirmed Wheeler furnished McLean, Brown and Yale false information.

Wheeler was dropped by Harvard last fall after he chose not to participate in disciplinary hearings.

<span style="font-weight: bold">When he applied to Harvard, Wheeler submitted false transcripts, indicating he was academically perfect at the Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass. He also claimed he attended MIT. </span>

Records, however, proved Wheeler was never a student at either school. <span style="font-weight: bold">Wheeler attended Bowdoin College in Maine from 2005 to 2007, and had been suspended for academic dishonesty.</span>

Wheeler faces four counts of larceny over $250, eight counts of identity fraud, seven counts of falsifying an endorsement or approval and pretending to hold a degree. He is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday, May 18.
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