Altering Records Could Be a Crime: ; Prosecutor Won't Say Whether There Will Be an Investigation Into Heather Bresch Case

Charleston Daily Mail (April 29, 2008)

Author: Justin D. Anderson
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Summary:

Criminal charges could be on the table for any West Virginia University officials involved in altering records to show that Gov. Joe Manchin's daughter earned grades for classes she never completed.

Monongalia County Prosecutor Marcia Ashdown would not say whether her office has opened an investigation into the scandal over WVU officials retroactively granting Heather Bresch a degree she did not earn.

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Altering Records Could Be a Crime: ; Prosecutor Won't Say Whether There Will Be an Investigation Into Heather Bresch Case

But Ashdown did point to a section of code that could come into play should an investigation proceed.

State law makes it a misdemeanor for a public officer to fraudulently alter public records. The...



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