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But if the fix has been in for three years, as the Feds allege, then a few cheaters might have already graduated. ""I think you're probably facing something like a statute-of-limitations problem,'' Parker says. ""The number of degrees that are revoked is very small.'' In other words, if they've made it through the system and into the work force, they may be home free. Unless a dormant conscience proves hard to live with.

Jeanne Gordon in Los Angeles

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