Rashad Richey - Academic Fraud?

Impresses the hell out of traffic cops. In Bratislava or here. But you still get fined....

"Can I get a Witless?" (Apologies to Brian and Eddie Holland & Lamont Dozier - ace Motown composers)

 

Unintentional fame for me, but a great plug for Degreeinfo. Disclaimer: I'm NEITHER of these two hosts.

 

Indeed. It is relatively new area but there have been lawsuits in various countries including the United States and Canada.

In one case I recall reading about a couple of years ago a person sued an anonymous poster and I believe was trying to unmask them. The offended party went after the person (or his lawyers did) with hammer and tong through the court system and it dragged on for some time. Eventually the anonymous poster died during the suit (strain of the lawsuit?) and his or her attorney was able to convince the judge to the satisfaction of the judge that the person had died and the case was closed.

In Canada I believe someone won a lawsuit against several anonymous posters. They weren't able to unmask them but were able to gain the lawsuit win. Now all they have to do is either managed to figure out their identity or force their identity to be revealed. I wonder if the damages will earn interest while waiting to be collected.

In any case, you have to ask yourself (even if you think you have a chance of winning) whether the stress and strain of a lawsuit (as in the first case I mentioned) is worth it. That includes financial cost. In the US many people settle lawsuits not because they are guilty but because of the bleeding (financial and emotional).

 

I have no desire for a lawsuit - with anyone. I understand the truth is a valid defense, but it's sure expensive. Rashad has the money, I don't.

 

I imagine that it isn't worth it for him to sue you if he hasn't sued the video bloggers. As long as this stuff isn't impacting his ability to make money which apparently it isn't, a lawsuit in my opinion wouldn't be worth it for him. It would tend to draw more negative attention to him. The constituency he markets to, whoever that is, seems to be continuing to partake.

I had never heard of the guy before except for degree info and those video bloggers that were posted here. But a lawsuit might attract all kinds of attention including media. At that point the benefit to him of the suit would be to get whoever he sued to agree to settle even if they didn't admit fault so that he could have some sort of victory and restore His image.

 

And you are right. The deeper pockets tend to win. That is how Feds work when they get people to accept plea deals. They bleed them emotionally and financially and then get them to accept a plea deal on some charge (often not even the original thing they were investigating). Recall that the people being investigated for alleged Russian collusion weren't actually convicted of Russian collusion. They were convicted of business dealings that came up when they were doing the investigation (and not necessarily even in Russia). When the Feds dig they will find crimes somewhere.

I recall a case I saw of an ex-wife who had her former husband set up in terms of some stuff that was found on his computer. The news documentary said that had he been an ordinary person and not a multimillionaire he would have probably been in jail for a significant amount of time. However, he had deep pockets and was able to pay for prolonged investigation of his case and the skilled forensic experts that eventually proved his innocence.

Unfortunately, that is just the way our justice system works. Money gives you advantages.

 

A US media commentator on political matters seems unlikely to prevail in a lawsuit over criticism of his degrees. Public figure, “fair comment,” etc. But Steve’s point is well taken.