George Washington University Has No Record of Melissa Williams-Brown

Melissa Williams-Brown, a 50-year old Adelaide photographer, went to extraordinary lengths to fake a college degree she didn’t have. She made the false claims in engagement announcements she placed in several newspapers - including the Los Angeles Times and Irvine World News.

George Washington University Has No Record of Melissa Williams-Brown

Melissa Williams-Brown, a 52-year old Adelaide woman, went to extraordinary lengths to fake a college degree she didn’t have. She made the false claims in engagement announcements she placed in several newspapers - including the Los Angeles Times and Irvine World News.

Emails from officials at George Washington University said Melissa Williams-Brown was never even enrolled and had not earned a degree as she had claimed in various newspaper articles.


Melissa Williams-Brown, a 50-year old Adelaide photographer, went to extraordinary lengths to fake a college degree she didn’t have. She made the false claims in engagement announcements she placed in several newspapers - including the Los Angeles Times and Irvine World News.

Melissa Williams-Brown, a 50-year old Adelaide photographer, went to extraordinary lengths to fake a college degree she didn’t have. She made the false claims in engagement announcements she placed in several newspapers - including the Los Angeles Times and Irvine World News


Melissa Williams-Brown Adelaide Australia



Emails from school officials indicate Melissa Williams-Brown lied in newspaper articles. Claims of a degree from George Washington University are false.




Miranda Sieg of alumni relations said she "cannot find any records" of her enrollment




Desiree Bascomb, a spokesperson from media relations, said in an email: “Our records office is unable to find a record of her attendance"

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