May 21, 2004
Senators Call for a Crackdown on Online Diploma Mills
A federal investigation has found that at least 64 government employees have spent more than $170,000 in taxpayer money for degrees from questionable institutions, prompting members of Congress to call for a crackdown on online diploma mills.
The 64 employees used tuition-reimbursement programs to buy degrees from two of four institutions that were being investigated by the General Accounting Office, leading government officials to conclude that many more employees in various agencies
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