Three found guilty of fraud in South Florida nursing-school ‘diploma mill’ trial
12/18/23 at 04:00 AM
Three found guilty of fraud in South Florida nursing-school ‘diploma mill’ trial
Miami Herald
December 15, 2023
Three people charged with playing crucial roles in a South Florida nursing-school “diploma mill” were found guilty by a federal jury Friday, after a three-week trial where prosecutors accused the defendants of corrupting the healthcare field. The defendants, a former registrar for the defunct Palm Beach School of Nursing and two recruiters from the northeast, were accused of selling fake transcripts and degrees to thousands of students for millions of dollars so they could qualify to attain licenses as nurses.