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South Jersey Diving School Pioneer Admits Illegally Collecting Federal Funds South Jersey Diving School Pioneer Admits Illegally Collecting Federal Funds
South Jersey Diving School Pioneer Admits Illegally Collecting Federal Funds A New Jersey woman considered a pioneer of commercial diving instruction admitted Wednesday that she submitted bogus documents to receive federal funds that her school wasn’t entitled to, federal authorities said. Tamara Brown, 57, of Haddon Heights, began submitting false information to keep her Divers Academy International just outside of Philadelphia accredited beginning in 2012, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. As a for-profit institution, the diving school required accreditation to be eligible to receive tuition funds from the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Depart…

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