March 31, 2006

Fake University Paid Bribes for Credentials

By THOMAS BARTLETT

A former representative of a fake university based in Washington State has pleaded guilty to paying tens of thousands of dollars in bribes to Liberian government officials to obtain "accreditation" from that country, according to documents filed in federal court last week.

Richard J. Novak, a former executive vice chancellor of Saint Regis University, a diploma mill, agreed to plead guilty to wire and mail fraud, along with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He faces a

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