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In 2002, the Liberian embassy's deputy chief of mission began his fraudulent transactions with American owners of St Regis diploma mill. They agreed to sell Liberian university accreditation to "St Regis University" for $2,250. They then decide to create two other diploma mills: Robertstown and James Monroe. By the end of 2003, Liberian officials under their sway included senior diplomats in at least two embassies, a minister of justice, a foreign minister, two successive directors of Liberia's National Commission for Higher Education, and a number of other diplomats and government officials, including several at the Ministry of Education. The United States Secret Service finally unveiled their embezzlement.

The question of who in Government that gave the so-called "fake" St. Luke Medical School the permission to operate as a medical school in Liberia is now a puzzle. The Ministry of Health, the Social Welfare and the Medical Board that should have some ideas about the function of this school, have all backed-off and threatening to prosecute the founder. The reported illegal operation of the school was discovered two months ago when it was raised alarm concerning awarding degrees on the internet.