Memphis test fraud ringleader gets 7 years

May 13, 2013 @ 12:53 pm

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A federal judge in Memphis has sentenced a longtime Memphis educator to seven years in prison in a test-taking fraud scheme.

Clarence Mumford Sr. pleaded guilty in February to leading a 15-year scheme to help teachers cheat on qualification exams. The passing scores were then used to help people get jobs in public schools.

Prosecutors say teachers in Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas paid Mumford $1,500 to more than $3,000 to have ringers take the Praxis certification tests for them.

The 59-year-old Mumford pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail, wire, identification and Social Security fraud and one charge of aggravated identity theft.

U.S. District Court Judge John Fowlkes on Monday also ordered three years of probation and Mumford must pay $167,000 in restitution.


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  • ssbn629g wrote...
    Restitution
    May 13, 2013 10:19 am
    Good luck on that. The concept is laughable. Would love to see figures on just how effective restitution orders are in recouping losses.
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