Allen Ezell

Allen Ezell has extensive years of experience investigating fraud. He worked for 3 decades with the FBI, handling all aspects of White Collar Crimes including accounting fraud and education fraud for 11 years, dubbed Operation DIPSAM (Diploma Scam). He obtained about 40 fake degreed during DIPSCAM. hAt retirement age 50, he accepted an offer o be an Audit Investigative Officer First Union National Bank, and after server mergers, 19 years later he retired from Wells Fargo Bank as Vice President in the Corporate Fraud Investigative Service. He holds the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) title, is a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and a member of the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI, along with its Western North Carolina Chapter.

He is the co-author of the 2005 publication “Degree Mills, The Billion-Dollar Industry that has sold Over a Million Fake Diplomas,” and its 2012 revised and expanded edition. He authored the publication “Accreditation Mills,” 2007, and “Counterfeit Diplomas and Transcripts,” 2008, both published by AACRAO, and is a frequent contributor to ACEI’s blog. He has written several articles regarding diploma mills, and most recently on Axact, the world’s largest diploma mill.

Allen has assisted prosecutors (civilian and military), along with attorneys in civil matters concerning financial and diploma fraud.