Patent Law

Harvard duped by fraudster?

By Lawrence B. Ebert, Esq.

[Esther] Reed assumed the identity of Brooke Henson, who was 20 years old when she disappeared more than eight years ago from Travelers Rest, investigators say.

It's unclear how Reed obtained Henson's personal information, but Reed used Henson's identity to take the SAT and GED, and then applied to the schools, said Jon Campbell, a Travelers Rest [S.C] Police Department investigator who spoke to CNN last year.

Officials at Harvard University and Columbia University have acknowledged that a Brooke Henson was enrolled at their schools, but said privacy laws prevent them from discussing details.

CNN also noted:

Originally from the tiny town of Townsend, Montana, Reed had been reported missing by her family in 1999, around the same time that Henson disappeared.

In high school in Montana, Reed earned poor grades.

So, bad grades are not an impediment to getting into Harvard [?]

Full post as published by IPBiz on February 04, 2008 (boomark / email).