I recently found this denial of a writ of certiorari by Randy Fowler who was convicted for diploma mill operations in 1987. This denial was in 1989. Interestingly enough the Solicitor General on the document is "Kenneth Starr" Many of the same issues surface here where folks think they can get a legitimate doctorate based on years of experience. http://www.usdoj.gov/osg/briefs/1989/sg890546.txt John
The trial of the Fowler Brothers (a family of seven) was my first expert witness job in federal court. It will be described in considerable detail in the degree mills book.