Reddit post exposed a student at elite college as a fraud who lied his way into the school

daily mail ^

[algore]

A single Reddit post exposed a student at an elite college as a fraud who lied his way into the school - and had major legal consequences.

Aryan Anand, 19, was exposed as a total fraud after a Reddit post revealed his web of lies.

Anand pleaded guilty to forgery in Northampton County following revelations that his entire application to the university was fabricated.

The international student was caught after investigators found a post written by an anonymous user they believed to be Anand on the Reddit forum titled, 'I have built my life and career on lies.'

The post recounted how he created fraudulent admission application and financial aid paperwork to get into Lehigh, which has an acceptance rate of 37 percent and tuition of nearly $60,000 per year

Investigators found that Anand had in fact impersonated a school principal and created falsified documents, including phony school transcripts, tax statements and a death certificate for his father, who is in fact alive and well, living in India.

'It was difficult to really verify these things. I think that was great work by Lehigh and their police force. They were able to really dig deep and find all this really was false,'

Anand was arrested in April and charged with multiple offenses including forgery, tampering with records, theft by deception, and theft of services.

On June 12, he pleaded guilty to one count of forgery, classified as a second-degree felony.

Anand initially faced 10 to 20 years in prison, however, at the request of the university his penalty was reduced to expulsion from the school and deportation to India the university waived the request for restitution, estimated at approximately $85,000.

Lehigh University responded in a statement, saying it 'appreciates the report to its ethics hotline

[PGR88]

Investigators found that Anand had in fact impersonated a school principal and created falsified documents, including phony school transcripts, tax statements and a death certificate for his father, who is in fact alive and well, living in India.

If he put that much effort into his studies and a real application, he probably would have been admitted anyway.

[arthurus]

Anand was subsequently handed over to the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

And was he then taken to the border near San Diego and turned loose with a box fill of coupons and cell phone and invitations and food cards and health insurance anand ?

[Liz]

Deported to India? But how long before he crawls back here to take an American's job?

[SMARTY]

Not to worry... the tuition for everyone who entered school legitimately will be raised to cover the loss