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Belford University
Belford University was an organization that offered online unaccredited degrees for "life experience". The organization maintained a post office box in Humble, Texas, but its certificates were mailed from the United Arab Emirates. Along with many similar websites, it was owned by the Karachi based company Axact, whose main business, according to a ''New York Times'' investigation, is "to take the centuries-old scam of selling fake academic degrees and turn it into an Internet-era scheme on a global scale."
On August 31, 2012, Belford University was shut down and its founder, Salem Kureshi, had been “ordered to pay $22.7 million in damages”.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.diplomamillscam.com/rochville-university )〕 “The judgment established the truth of allegations that Belford High School and Belford University are fake schools that do not actually exist.”〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Belford Class Action Lawsuit )〕 Court documents from "McClusley v. Belford University" revealed that Belford University was run by 30-year-old Salem Kureshi from his apartment in Karachi, Pakistan.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.belfordclassaction.com/2010_06_24.pdf )〕 The court found that Kureshi “operates a sophisticated internet ripoff scheme through various websites, which falsely represent the existence of an accredited and legitimate high school, whose diplomas will be widely accepted by employers, professional associations, other schools, colleges and universities.”〔 Kureshi has created 44 online universities and more than 100 promotional websites. “With an inkjet printer, a Microsoft Word template, and a few cheap websites, Kureshi became an overnight millionaire.” He earns over $70 million per year “selling fake diplomas.”〔 He is currently involved in a class action lawsuit over his involvement with Rochville University.〔 Although a U.S. District Court ordered its website to be shut down, as of February 25, 2013, Belford University continues to operate from an alternate website address.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.belforduniversityonline.org/ )〕
==Accreditation status==
The school is not accredited by any accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDE) or Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Neither of the organizations from which Belford claims accreditation, the International Accreditation Agency for Online Universities (IAAOU) and the Universal Council for Online Education Accreditation (UCOEA), are recognized accreditation associations of higher learning.〔(Recognized Accrediting Organizations (as of February, 2006) ), CHEA〕 Without recognized accreditation, Belford's degrees and credits might not be acceptable to employers or other academic institutions, and use of degree titles may be restricted or illegal in some jurisdictions.〔(Diploma Mills and Accreditation - Accreditation )〕 Jurisdictions that have restricted or made illegal the use of credentials from unaccredited schools include South Korea〔(Guide to teaching English in Korea ) Koreapot.com〕 and the US states of Oregon,〔(Unaccredited Colleges ), ''Oregon Office of Degree Authorization''〕〔(State mulls online learning ) by the Associated Press, ''Billings Gazette'', January 30, 2005〕 Michigan,〔(Colleges and Universities not accredited by CHEA ), ''Michigan Education and Children's Services''〕 Maine,〔(Accredited and Non-Accredited Colleges and Universities ), ''Maine’s List of Non-Accredited Post-Secondary Schools''〕 North Dakota,〔 New Jersey,〔 Washington,〔〔(Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board ), ''Washington Consumer Information''〕 Nevada,〔〔(Use of False or Misleading Degrees ) Nevada statute NRS 394.700〕 Illinois,〔 Indiana〔 and Texas.〔(Institutions Whose Degrees are Illegal to Use in Texas ), ''Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board''〕〔(Two less doctors in the house - Hebert, Wilson back away from Ph.D.'s issued by ‘diploma mills' ), by Stephen Palkot, ''Fort Bend Herald'', September 28, 2007〕 Many other states are also considering restrictions on the use of degrees from unaccredited institutions.〔(Is Oregon the only state that disallows use of unaccredited degrees? ) ''Oregon Office of Degree Authorization''〕 It has been listed as a diploma mill by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.
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