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Syracuse Herald Journal

Location

Syracuse, New York, United States of America

Date

Mar 31, 1983

Page

6

Jailed professor traced to dozens of alias led fraud scheme

Lancaster, PA. A college professor Paul A Crafton 59 of Potomac MD is jailed on 27 counts for using fake identities to obtain teaching jobs at Millersville and Shippensburg state colleges and for running dozens of businesses. Bail set at 150000. He allegedly used aliases to travel with fake passports and held jobs under different names while his daughter with cerebral palsy attended hearings. Prosecution presented tax forms under many names and letters about bank sales and Swiss paintings. Crafton previously taught at George Washington University.

Lancaster Kim Daniel Paul A. Crafton Potomac Daniel Crafton Lancaster County Ronald L. Buckwalter Pennsylvania Sonia Laura Melanie Millersville State College John Pyfer Daniel P. Bodan State Attorney General Bodan Quebec Nova Scotia Maryland Virginia Powder Springs Roswell W.C. Holland Co Arthur Holland Holland Basel Switzerland Connec Tion Millersville Shippensburg Ball Cumberland County George Washington

Imposter David Burt Taylor case unfolds at Virginia college

Doctor Bulent Atalay of Mary Washington College uncovered a ruse by Paul A Crafton posing as David Burt Taylor. Crafton used 34 aliases, claiming a D.Phil from Oxford and work across academia and government. He was arrested March 31 in Pennsylvania on charges of criminal deception forgery and tampering with public documents.

Jill Lawrence Associated Press Washington Virginia Paul A. Crafton Bulent Atalay David Burt Taylor David Taylor Atalay Mary Washington College Fredericksburg Crafton Taylor

Lyme disease Germ Identified By Researchers

In Boston AP reports researchers identify a nameless spiral bacteria living in ticks as the cause of Lyme disease. Two teams isolated and grew the organism from patient specimens, a pivotal direct test by Dr. Allen C. Steere of Yale.

Boston Allen C. Steere Yale

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