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.
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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.
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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.
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