<p>"Adam B. Wheeler, who was expelled from Harvard University after allegedly fabricating his academic history, was admitted to Stanford University and a Williams College program by professing to be a Harvard student seeking to transfer, according to court records and officials.
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<p>Wheeler, 23, of Milton, Del., was indicted last month on charges of larceny and identity fraud, accused of weaving a web of lies to con his way into Harvard. He pleaded not guilty to the charges and is being held in lieu of $5,000 bail.</p>
<p>Prosecutors say he received more than $45,000 in grants, scholarships, and financial aid based on lies.</p>
<p>Revelations about Wheeler’s successful applications to Stanford and a maritime program run by Williams at Mystic Seaport in Connecticut were contained in papers prosecutors filed in court yesterday."</p>
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