Chicagoans Purchased Fake Diplomas

Among those caught up in Operation Golden Seal from the Chicago area are a Junior ROTC instructor for Chicago Public Schools and five current or former Berwyn police officers. While purchasing a fake diploma isn't illegal, it is against the law to use said fake diploma for a raise and advancement, which is just what the ROTC instructor did: he used a fake Masters and PhD from "St. Regis University" to receive a raise from the school district in 2003. Some of the retired police officers also parlayed the fake diplomas into a pay raise, though the two officers still currently with the department did not. The instructor is currently on leave for an unrelated matter while none of the police officers were disciplined because they agreed to dismiss their degree claims. None of those involved have officially been charged with anything. Yet.