Misrepresenting Qualifications

Displaying 11 Scandals
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SBC CEO Willie McLaurinLied about receiving degrees from North Carolina Central University, Duke University Divinity School and Hood Theological Seminary when in fact he didn't receive a degree from any of them
18 Aug 2023
According to an exclusive report by The New York Times
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Rep. Andy Ogles [R-TN]Lied about being a "former member of law enforcement" who had a specialization in "international sex crimes" when in fact he was a volunteer reserve deputy who had zero involvement in sex trafficking cases and only lasted two years because he had made no progress in his field training and rarely showed up to required meetings
27 Feb 2023
According to an investigative report by NewsChannel 5 in Nashville
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Lied to a judge about working for Goldman Sachs during a bail hearing for a friend who was accused of fraud
24 Feb 2023
According to court documents obtained by Politico
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Rep. Andy Ogles [R-TN]Lied about earning a second bachelors degree in economics from Middle Tennessee State while also publicly asserting "I'm an economist" on numerous occasions
16 Feb 2023
According to an investigative report by NewsChannel 5 in Nashville -
Lied about working for Goldman Sachs and also Citigroup as an "associate asset manager" of which both companies confirmed they had no information of him ever working for them
19 Dec 2022
According to an investigative report by The New York Times
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Lied about earning degrees in economics and finance from Baruch College and New York University when in fact he hadn't earned any college degree at all
19 Dec 2022
According to an investigative report by The New York Times -
J.R. Majewski [2022 GOP OH Rep. Nominee]Falsely claimed he was a combat veteran who served under "tough" conditions in the Afghanistan War, but military records show he never actually deployed to Afghanistan and instead spent six months loading planes on a military base in Qatar over 1,000 miles away from the fighting
28 Sep 2022
According to military records obtained by The Associated Press
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State Rep. Frederick Frazier [R-TX]Impersonated a city compliance officer on at least two occasions so he could order people to remove campaign signs his opponent had displayed at local businesses while also portraying himself as a fierce defender of law and order
25 Jun 2022
According to charging documents filed by local police
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Senate Republicans Spokesperson Garrett VentryClaimed he had a paid position on Senator Marco Rubio's 2016 presidential campaign when in fact he had only been an unpaid volunteer
22 Sep 2018
According to two sources in an investigative report by NBC News
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State Sen. Mark Chelgren [R-IA]Falsely claimed he earned a business degree from “Forbco Management school” which was actually a certificate he got from a "management course he took when he worked for Sizzler, kind of like Hamburger University at McDonald’s" according to a GOP spokesperson
01 Mar 2017
According to an exclusive report by NBC news
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Michelle MacDonald [2014 GOP MN Justice Nominee]Rebuffed police commands to exit her vehicle and refused to submit to a breathalyzer and field sobriety test after getting pulled over for speeding and suspicion of driving under the influence and lied about being a "reserve cop" to the arresting officer in an attempt to get out of trouble
12 Nov 2014
According to charging documents filed by local police