Melissa Williams-Brown, a 49-year old Adelaide photographer, allegedly went to extraordinary lengths to fake a college degree she didn’t have. She made the claims in engagement announcements she placed in several newspapers - including the Los Angeles Times and Irvine World News.
Los Angeles Times (28 June 2013)
Emails from school officials indicate Melissa Williams-Brown lied in newspaper articles. Claims of a degree from George Washington University are false.
Miranda Sieg of alumni relations said she "cannot find any records" of her enrollment.
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