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: ''This institution is not to be confused with the fully accredited Hamilton College in Clinton, New York''. Hamilton University was an unaccredited institution based in Evanston, Wyoming. According to the Oregon Office of Degree Authorization, it was first established in Hawaii as American State University.〔(Unaccredited Colleges ), Oregon Office of Degree Authorization (accessed October 14, 2007).〕 It has since been closed by court order in Wyoming and has relocated to the Bahamas under the name Richardson University.〔 ==History== Since it had no real students and no faculty and was housed in buildings which had once been a Motel 6, Hamilton was widely thought to be a diploma mill.〔(Diplomas for Sale ), CBS News, 60 Minutes (2004-11-10)〕 The school issued degrees based on "life experiences." Candidates for a degree were required to answer a few questions and write a small project of 2,000 words (about seven typed pages). The school issued Bachelor's, Master's, and even PhDs. The presence of a small church built in the parking lot had served to make the activity tax free due to federal and state laws, even though the church building had no pews; people in Evanston had never seen services there.〔 CBS News reported in 2004 that Hamilton was operated by Rudy Marn of Key West, Florida.〔 Marn, an art collector and philanthropist, has a history of running diploma mills. In 2008, Marn plead guilty to tax fraud and was sentenced in October 2008 by Casper federal court to two years in prison and ordered to pay $620,000 in restitution to the IRS.〔(Wyoming Man Sentenced to 24 Month Prison Term for Tax Fraud ), IRS, 2008〕 Marn, Bureau of Prisons # 10728-091, served time in Federal Correctional Institution, Beaumont Low in the Federal Correctional Complex, Beaumont, and was released in September 2010. The website used the .edu domain, because before October 29, 2001, unaccredited institutions were allowed to use such domains.〔(.edu FAQ: Eligibility for the .edu Domain ), EDUCAUSE website, accessed August 3, 2008〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hamilton University」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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