Apparently there are repercussions for lying about your academic record!
From the Southeast Missourian:
JACKSON, Mo. (AP) -- A 22-year-old woman has admitting submitting a phony transcript to Southeast Missouri State University.
The Southeast Missourian reported that Danielle Feagin of Malden pleaded guilty to forgery charges on Monday. Sentencing will be May 24.
Feagin told a judge she committed the forgery in hopes of gaining quicker acceptance to Southeast Missouri State. The transcript showed Feagin had a 4.0 grade point average and 89 credit hours at Three Rivers Community College. Actually, she had a 2.4 GPA and 37 credits.
Prosecutors are recommending a suspended sentence and probation.
It's perhaps lamentable that her goal was only Southeast Missouri State--who knows what kind of attention she'd get if she had tried to get into an Ivy League or a UC with a forged transcript. One wonders how many people try to fake transcripts, and also how many people get away with it.
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