Doctoring college transcripts

[Seahawk]

I don't even know if this falls under the criminal category, but here it goes. My friend wants to doctor his undergrad transcripts so he can get into grad school. He's a really smart guy, but like a lot of students when they were young and went to college he partied a lot and did what he had to do to get by. He's been out inthe workforce for 7 years and is doing well, but he's determined to get into grad school. I know and he would do well once he's accepted to grad school, but he's so affraid that a school wouldn't even give him a second look once they see his officil undergrad transcripts. This is why he's doctoring them. Besides the fact that if the school found out he could be kicked out or loose a job, are their any other legal actions that could be taken against him? I think he thinks that if there's no jail time it's worth the risk!! Thanks for any help ahead of time!!

 

[Tracey]

And you think this guy is "really smart"? He's an idiot with the emotional IQ of a 3-year-old. He's a cheater. He's also got a skewed impression of what an admissions committee looks at -- his GREs & work experience are far more important than his grades from 7 years ago.

Criminal charges he could face: forgery if he changes a physical transcript, computer hacking for changing the school's files, fraud for knowingly submitting false transcripts, theft by deception if he takes a scholarship or grant money away from someone else. Please not that most of these are felonies and will hang around his neck like a dead albatross until the day he dies. Also, has he never heard of off-site backups & periodic cross-checks? He'll be caught eventually, go to jail, & spend the rest of his life working at McDonald's!

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This is not legal advice and you are not my client. Double check everything with your own attorney and your state's laws.

[This message has been edited by Tracey (edited July 18, 2000).]