Disgraced US chemistry professor will not face jail time
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Rebecca Trager2018-09-17T14:30:00
Ex-Colorado State University chemist Brian McNaughton reaches a plea deal after being caught forging a job offer letter to get a raise
A disgraced former Colorado State University chemistry professor, who faced criminal charges after forging a job offer letter from another research university that he used to secure a pay raise, has struck a plea deal with prosecutors. Brian McNaughton delivered the fake letter describing a made-up employment offer from University of Minnesota interim dean Tom Hays in January 2015. However, Hays confirmed to Colorado State in June 2017 that he never wrote this offer or any other, and McNaughton admitted to his forgery the following month.