#8 Former Harvard student fabricated SAT scores, letters of recommendations and transcripts to gain admissions and received $40,000 in grants

Another educational institute after MIT which got duped by a false resume was Harvard University, but this time it is a student. Adam B. Wheeler lied about his entire academic background in order to get into Harvard University — even telling the school that he was transferring in from MIT with perfect grades. He was actually a former student at Bowdoin College, but was suspended for academic dishonesty.

If it was not enough, he even won $40,000 in grants and prizes after he plagiarized the essays and research proposals.

His background was revealed when Wheeler attempted to apply for the Rhodes and Fulbright scholarships in his senior year. Wheeler eventually pleaded guilty to 20 misdemeanor and felony counts of larceny, identity fraud, falsifying an endorsement or approval, and pretending to hold a degree. He was sentenced to 10 years of probation and ordered to pay a restitution of $45,806 to Harvard University.

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