Until last week, a man who calls himself Dr. Dennis Globosky sold thousands of degrees over the Internet from a familiar-sounding University of Berkley for as little as $2,065. UC Berkeley officials previously sent cease and desist letters to Globosky, claiming he violated the school’s trademark rights. However, it was not until last week, after Pennsylvania prosecutors sued Globosky and his business for consumer fraud, that his company was stopped from issuing degrees...

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He gained their trust and stole their money, but Friday was payback time for a phony therapist.

A judge sentenced former Redmond counselor William F. Bentley III to nine years in prison for lying about his credentials and bilking his patients and their families out of more than $800,000.

Prosecutors asked for the exceptionally stiff sentence, well above the standard range of 3½ to 5 years in prison, because Bentley repeatedly used lies and deception to rip off his trusting clients for hundreds of thousands of dollars. They thought they were donating to his startup psychology clinic in Redmond for children with attention-deficit disorder.

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ERIE, Pa., July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorney General Tom Corbett today filed a civil lawsuit against a former New Mexico State Trooper accused of operating an Erie-based online "diploma mill" and phony accreditation institution that sold thousands of bogus Associate, Bachelor's, Masters, Doctorate and Honorary degrees to individuals nationally and internationally.

The complaint and separate motion for special injunction seeking to shut down the online business was filed in Erie County Court. The legal action investigated by Corbett's Bureau of Consumer Protection additionally seeks to permanently prohibit the defendant from engaging in business in the state and require the payment of fines and costs.

During a news conference at his Erie Office today, Corbett identified the defendants as 50-year-old Dennis James Globosky, last known address 204 German St., Erie, and Globosky's businesses, "The University of Berkley," "The University of Berkley Online," UofB Inc., and "accreditation institution" New Millennium Accrediting Partnership for Educators Worldwide or "N.A.P.F.E.W." Globosky served on the New Mexico State Police force from 1978-1979.

According to the lawsuit, Globosky is operating from offices located at 2700 West 21st St., Suite 24, Erie, despite representations in advertising materials that the University has numerous satellite offices throughout the U.S., including Berkley, Michigan and Chicago, Illinois. Various documents claim that "N.A.P.F.E.W." has a Washington, D.C. mailing address. More

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