From CBS News: Top Officials Hold Fake Degrees

Top Officials Hold Fake Degrees - CBS News: Assistant Secretary of Defense Charles Abell has a master's from Columbus University, a diploma mill Louisiana shut down. Deputy Assistant Secretary Patricia Walker lists among her degrees, a bachelor's from Pacific Western, a diploma mill banned in Oregon and under investigation in Hawaii. CBS News requested interviews with both officials. The Pentagon turned us down, saying, "We don't consider it an issue." But using such a degree is a crime in some states. Alan Contreras cracks down on diploma mills for Oregon, a state that's taken the lead on this issue. "You don't want somebody with a fake degree working in Homeland Security," says Contreras. "You don't want somebody with a fake degree teaching your children or designing your bridges."

Barbara Pomar, Fairbanks, AK and Radio Guest - FAKE PhD

Barbara J. Pomar of Fairbanks, Alaska. One of our bloggers heard her talk the other night on the radio show, Coast to Coast. When they heard that she had a Doctorate in Clinical Hypnotherapy, theirs ears perked up and notified us right away.

We did some research into her alleged PhD school, Atlantic Pacific University. Looks like it's based in Chengdu, China and appears on the Oregon Student Access Commission's list of Unauthorized Schools and Invalid Degrees. We can't find ANY source, ANYWHERE, that considers the Atlantic Pacific University as legitimate. There isn't even a website for Atlantic Pacific University. Therefore, we affirm that Barbara Pomar has duped George Noory, Coast to Coast Radio, and thousands of listeners into believe that she has a doctorate.