There’s an old, but now fast growing degree mill industry doing an estimated $7 billion a year worldwide in fraudulent diplomas and transcripts. A loved one is in the hospital or a nursing home.

A central figure in a massive nurse diploma and licensing scam was sentenced to nearly two years in prison and $3.5 million in fines, most of which she has already paid, authorities said.

One of the nurses caught up in the Florida diploma scandal told Newsweek that after finding out about their... A stock image of a young nurse appearing stressed as she looks at a laptop screen.

Three Florida nursing schools sold thousands of fake ... fraudulent diplomas worth over $100 million or roughly $15,000 per diploma, federal prosecutors said. All schools are now defunct.

More than 2,800 people may be working as nurses under false pretenses after allegedly buying a fake diploma for between $10,000 and $15,000 from a massive Florida-based scheme recently busted by ...

Thousands of practicing nurses in the U.S. could potentially be working with bogus academic credentials after federal officials uncovered an alleged scheme at three South Florida nursing schools.

WILMINGTON, Delaware (WPVI) -- Twenty-six nurses were informed that their nursing license was annulled as part of a fraudulent nursing diploma scheme uncovered by the Department of Justice.

The nursing schools illegally charged each student between $10,000-$17,000 for a diploma — without requiring proper training, officials said. United States Attorney Markenzy Lapointe speaks to ...

All three schools are now closed, according to the television station. Fraudulent Nursing Diploma Scheme Leads to Federal Charges Against 25 Defendants: More than two dozen individuals have been ...

Michael Sim Turay, also known as Mohamed Ishmael Turay, practiced nursing in Virginia for over two years with fraudulent credentials. Turay obtained a fake diploma and transcript from Jay College ...