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...Crimson's roving reporter took to the streets to see what people thought of former Harvard student Adam B. Wheeler's unveiling as a fraud who lied his way into college. See what people...
Despite the fact that Adam Wheeler has been charged with larceny, identity fraud, falsifying an endorsement or approval, and pretending to hold a degree, he might actually have supporters. There is now a Facebook fan page called "Free Adam Wheeler!" that has, in its description, a summary of Wheeler's crimes but ends with what seems to be the premise of the fan-page: "Hey, everyone makes mistakes...
...response to the case of Adam B. Wheeler—a former Harvard student who was indicted on 20 counts of larceny, identity fraud, falsifying an endorsement or approval, and pretending to hold a degree—the national media and their affiliates scoured the Square yesterday for student reactions. Below, we've compiled some video clips that feature our fellow students...
Wheeler, 23, pled not guilty on Tuesday to 20 charges including larceny and identity fraud, following the revelation that various personal documents submitted for college, internship, and scholarship applications were all allegedly part of a “life of lies and deceit,” as described by Assistant District Attorney John C. Verner...
During his time in high school, there had been “no indication” that Wheeler had committed any form of academic dishonesty or fraud, Fitzgerald said. In fact, when the high school began to learn of the inconsistencies between the claims made in Wheeler’s transfer application and his actual time in high school, the initial concern on the minds of administrators at Caesar Rodney was the possibility that Wheeler was a victim of identity theft...