Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-12-26 | Page 10 | Universities Diploma Syndicate Unearthed

I I UNIVERSITIES DIPLOMA SYNDICATE UNEARTHED I Grand J Jury I Investigation May Result From Revelations Revelations Revelations to Authorities f Chicago Dec Recent Recent In Indictments indictments Indict indict- ments by bJ a state grand Jury of s 's several seral eral ph physicians and dentists for alleged Issuing is issuing issuing Is- Is I suing of ot spurious diplomas have ha he been en I followed b by revelations to federal authorities authorities au au- au- au it ft is said Bald which may lead to tu similar action by a federal grand j jury ry According to the evidence e said to ho bo boin hoIn hoin in of United States District Attorney Charles F. F Clyne an International International International Inter national diploma mill is in operation where men can purchase diplomas purporting to come come from big universities ties in nil aJl parts of or time the worl world Men In all walks of life lire are arc said to have ha been deceived b by members of the syndicate whose operations are reported report report- ed to have ha been made known to federal officials i by hy one ono of oC it its members Months of investigation atlon b by government operators opera- opera torn tors ors is declared to have o verified the adI admissions ad- ad missIons of ot the syndicate member According to tho the federal authorities ho tho alleged cd syndicate sells spurious spun spun- ous Otis diplomas from law theological medical medica musical and other schools It ItIs Itis Its Is s said here that the time c ci evidence i obtained by tho the federal investigators will be placed before the federal grand Jury