Singapore NTU dropout used fake degree to get hired at Walt Disney, Marshall Cavendish


Fonseka Wannerichega Hema Ranjini was convicted of two counts of cheating and a count of committing forgery. - ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG

SINGAPORE: A Nanyang Technological University (NTU) dropout forged a bachelor’s degree in engineering certificate from the university and cheated at least five companies into hiring her between 2005 and 2021.

On Nov 23, Fonseka Wannerichega Hema Ranjini, 44, was convicted of two counts of cheating and a count of committing forgery. Two similar charges will be taken into consideration for her sentencing.

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