19-year-old Indian student Aryan Anand charged with forgery after falsifying records to gain Lehigh University admission, pleads guilty, serving jail time and returning to India.

19-year-old Indian student Aryan Anand was charged with falsifying records to gain admission to Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, including submitting a fake death certificate and impersonating a school principal. After a Reddit post detailing his fraudulent scheme led to an investigation, Anand pleaded guilty to one count of forgery. As part of a plea deal, he will return to India and serve one to three months in Northampton County Prison, with Lehigh University not seeking restitution of about USD 85,000.

August 04, 2024
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