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Category

War on Plagiarism Threat Level Reference
Code
       
     
Popular Fiction/Non-Fiction
Yellow: Elevated Risk
POPF/NF-2005-JA
       
       
Aihua Pan et al Science and Medicine
Orange: High Risk
SCMD-1994-AP/MY/FT/LL/ZC/BR
       
       
Anonymous Research Center
(and a contributing "author")
Science and Medicine
Orange: High Risk
SCMD-2000-ANON
       
       
Apple Computer, Inc. Entertainment
Blue: Guarded Risk
ENTM-2006-Apple
       
       
Ayaan Hirsi Ali & Theo van Gogh Entertainment
Green: Low Risk
ENTM-2004-AHA/TVG
       
     
History
Orange: High Risk
HSTRY-2002-SA
       
Charles J. Arntzen Science and Medicine
Orange: High Risk
SCMD-2004-CJA
       
       
Timothy Barrus, AKA Nasdijj Popular Fiction/Non-Fiction
Red: Severe Risk
POPF/NF-2006-TB
       
       
Nada Behziz Journalism
Red: Severe Risk
JOUR-2005-NB/BC
       
       
Sali Berisha Politics
Orange: High Risk
PLTC-2006-SB
       
       
Bruno Bettelheim Science and Medicine
Orange: High Risk
SCMD-1976-BB
       
     
Politics
Red: Severe Risk
PLTC-1987-JRB
       
       

Osama bin Laden

 

Theology and Religion
Red: Severe Risk
THEO-2001-OBL
       
       
Rev. Lawrence Biondi Theology and Religion
Blue: Guarded Risk
THEO-2005-LB
       
       
Jayson Blair
Journalism

Red: Severe Risk
JOUR-2003-JB/NYTIMES
       

 

   
Politics
Orange: High Risk
PLTC-2002-TB/CP
       
       
Michael Bolton Entertainment
Yellow: Elevated Risk
ENTM-1991-MB/SONY
       
       
Rick Bragg Journalism
Yellow: Elevated Risk
JOUR-2003-RB
       
       
Michael Briggs Science and Medicine
Orange: High Risk
SCMD-1985-MB
       
     
Popular Fiction/Non-Fiction
Blue: Guarded Risk
POPF/NF-2003-DB
       
       
Lloyd Brown Journalism
Yellow: Elevated Risk
JOUR-2005-LB
       
       
Jorge Bucay Science and Medicine
Red: Severe Risk
SCMD-2005-JB
       
       
Fox Butterfield Journalism
Yellow: Elevated Risk
JOUR-1991-FB
       
       
James Cameron (and International Creative Management) Entertainment
Yellow: Elevated Risk
ENTM-1991-JC
       
     
Academia
Orange: High Risk
ACDM-1971-GOC
     
       
Johnny Cash Entertainment
Blue: Guarded Risk
ENTM-1956-JC
       
       
Iris Chang History
Orange: High Risk
HSTRY-1997-IC
       
     
Popular Fiction/Non-Fiction
Yellow: Elevated Risk
POPF/NF-1986-BCR
       
     
Academia
Red: Severe Risk
ACDM-2005-WC
       
       
Coldplay Entertainment
Yellow: Elevated Risk
ENTM-2005-CP
       
       
Samuel Taylor Coleridge      
       
       
Keith Cook Academia
Yellow: Elevated Risk
ACDM-2004-KC
       
       
Ann Coulter Journalism
Yellow: Elevated Risk
JOUR-2006-AC
       
       
History
Yellow: Elevated Risk
HSTRY-2001-DC
       
       
Llinos Dafydd Miscellaneous
Yellow: Elevated Risk
MISC-2005-LD
       
       
Jonathan P. Decker Journalism
Blue: Guarded Risk
JOUR-2005-JPD
       
       

René Diekstra

 

Academia
Yellow: Elevated Risk
ACDM-2004-CJO
       
       
Omer Dincer Politics
Blue: Guarded Risk
PLTC-2005-OD
       
       
Susan Duval Academia
Yellow: Elevated Risk
ACDM-2005-SD
       
       
Edward Waters College Academia
Orange: High Risk
ACDM-2004-EWC
       
       
Melissa Elias Academia
Yellow: Elevated Risk
ACDM-2005-ME
       
       
T.S. Eliot Literature
Yellow: Elevated Risk
LIT-1913-TSE
       
       
Chris Elliott Popular Fiction/Non-Fiction
Blue: Guarded Risk
POPF/NF-2005-CE
       
       
Steve Erlanger Journalism
Blue: Guarded Risk
JOUR-2005-SE
       
       
Catherine Fitzpatrick Journalism
Orange: High Risk
JOUR-2003-CF/MWJS
       
       
Shervert Frazier Science and Medicine
Yellow: Elevated Risk
SCMD-1988-SF
       
       
Bindu Ganga Academia
Red: Severe Risk
ACDM-2006-BG
       
       
Gary A. Giamartino; Robert Carver & the SIUE School of Business Academia
Blue: Guarded Risk
ACDM-2005-GG/RC/SIUE
       
     
History
Red: Severe Risk
HSTRY-1987-DKG
       
     
Politics
Blue: Guarded Risk
PLTC-1987-AG
       
Journalism
Blue: Guarded Risk
JOUR-2003-RG/NYPOST
       
       
Melanie Grobler Literature
Yellow: Elevated Risk
LIT-2005-MG
       
       
Guo Jingming Popular Fiction/Non-Fiction
Orange: High Risk
POPF/NF-2004-GJ
       
       
Vishwa Jit Gupta Science and Medicine
Red: Severe Risk
SCMD-1987-VJG
       
       
Edward Guthmann Journalism
Yellow: Elevated Risk
JOUR-2005-EG
       
       

Amari Hamadene (or a prolific,plagiarizing identity thief)

Note: Profile temporarily removed pending further investigation

Literature
Red: Severe Risk
LIT-2005-AH
       
       
Lindsey S. Hamlin
(and co-author William T. Ryan)
Academia
Blue: Guarded Risk
ACDM-2003-LSH
       
       
Robert C. Hamm Theology and Religion
Blue: Guarded Risk
THEO-2004-RCH
       
       
Blair Hornstine Academia
Orange: High Risk
ACDM-2004-RLJ
       
       
Ray Hultman Entertainment
Yellow: Elevated Risk
ENTM-2005-RH
       
       
Mostafa M. Imam Science and Medicine
Orange: High Risk
SCMD-2004-MMI
       
       
Takehiko Inoue Entertainment
Yellow: Elevated Risk
ENTM-2005-TI
       
       
Molly Ivins Journalism
Yellow: Elevated Risk
JOUR-2005-MI
       
       
Curtis Jackson, AKA 50 Cent Entertainment
Yellow: Elevated Risk
ENTM-2006-50¢
       
       
Michael Jackson Entertainment
Blue: Guarded Risk
ENTM-1999-MJ
       
       
Andrzej Jendryczko Science and Medicine
Red: Severe Risk
SCMD-1994-AJ
       
     
Academia
Blue: Guarded Risk
ACDM-2004-RLJ
       
Peter Kadzis Journalism
Blue: Guarded Risk
JOUR-1986-PK
       
     
Miscellaneous
Green: Low Risk
MISC-1891-HK
       
Journalism
Red: Severe Risk
JOUR-2004-JK/USATODAY
       
       
History
Yellow: Elevated Risk
HSTRY-2004-KK
       
       
Rashid Khalidi History
Yellow: Elevated Risk
HSTRY-2005-RK
       
       
Theology and Religion
Red: Severe Risk
THEO-1955-MLK
       
       
Popular Fiction/Non-Fiction
Green: Low Risk
POPF/NF-1996-SK
     
Politics
Yellow: Elevated Risk
PLTC-2004-RK
       
       
Ellen Larsen Science and Medicine
Yellow: Elevated Risk
SCMD-1987-EL
       
       
Mark Latham Politics
Orange: High Risk
PLTC-2004-ML
       
     
Science and Medicine
Blue: Guarded Risk
SCMD-2004-DAL
     

Bryony Lavery

 

Entertainment

Blue: Guarded Risk
ENTM-1998-BL
     
Popular Fiction/Non-Fiction
Blue: Guarded Risk
POPF/NF-1995-DL
       
       
Bryan LeBeau Academia
Orange: High Risk
ACDM-2003-BL
       
       
Matthew Lesko Miscellaneous
Orange: High Risk
MISC-2005-ML
       
       
Alvin L. Politics
Yellow: Elevated Risk
PLTC-2004-AL
       
       
Bruce Logan Politics
Yellow: Elevated Risk
PLTC-2005-BL
       
       

Jack London

 

Literature
Yellow: Elevated Risk
LIT-1916-JL
       
       
Richard McBrien Theology and Religion
Blue: Guarded Risk
THEO-2006-RM
       
     
History
Green: Low Risk
HSTRY-1993-JM
       
     

James Mackay

 

Academia
Orange: High Risk
ACDM-2001-JM
       
     

Madonna

 

Entertainment
Orange: High Risk
ENTM-2004-MAD
       
       
H. Joachim Maitre Academia
Orange: High Risk
ACDM-1991-HJM
       
       
Henning Mankell Popular Fiction/Non-Fiction
Yellow: Elevated Risk
POPF/NF-2004-HM
       
       
Deepa Mehta Entertainment
Orange: High Risk
ENTM-2004-DM
       
       
William W. Meissner Theology and Religion THEO-2003-WWM
       
       
Glenn Mitchell Journalism
Orange: High Risk
JOUR-2003-GM/Herald Sun
       
       
Rev. Edward Mullins Theology and Religion
Yellow: Elevated Risk
THEO-2002-EM
       
     
History
Orange: High Risk
HSTRY-1993-SBO
       
       

Charles J.
Ogletree, Jr.

 

Academia
Yellow: Elevated Risk
ACDM-2004-CJO
     
Popular Fiction/Non-Fiction
Orange: High Risk
POPF/NF-2000-OO
       
       
Michael Olesker Journalism
Yellow: Elevated Risk
JOUR-2006-MO
       
       
Jose-Luis Ortiz
(and student Pablo Santos-Sanz)
Science and Medicine
Green: Low Risk
SCMD-2005-JLO/PSS/K40506A
       
     
Academia
Orange: High Risk
POPF/NF-2004-EPL
       
       
Jafar Panahi Entertainment
Blue: Guarded Risk
ENTM-2005-JP
       
       
Constantinos Papadopoulos Science and Medicine
Orange: High Risk
SCMD-1995-CP
       
       
Carlos Alberto Parreira Miscellaneous
Yellow: Elevated Risk
MISC-2005-CAP
       
       
Steve Pearce Politics
Yellow: Elevated Risk
PLTC-2005-SP/JB
       
       
Ken Parish Perkins Journalism
Yellow: Elevated Risk
JOUR-2005-KPP
       
       
Raj Persaud Science and Medicine
Orange: High Risk
SCMD-2005-RP
       
     
Journalism
Yellow: Elevated Risk
JOUR-2005-KP/Worcester Telegram and Gazette
       
Journalism
Green: Low Risk
JOUR-2003-GP
       
       
Chittaranjan Purandare (and his students) Science and Medicine
Orange: High Risk
SCMD-2005-RP
       
       
Vladimir Putin Politics
Orange: High Risk
PLTC-2006-VP
       
       
Richmond-Times Dispatch
(un-named intern)
Journalism
Yellow: Elevated Risk
JOUR-2005-RTD
       
       
Mike Riegel Journalism
Orange: High Risk
JOUR-2004-MR/CFF
       
       
Louis Roberts History
Orange: High Risk
HSTRY-2000-LR
       
       
The Rolling Stones
(Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)
Entertainment
Yellow: Elevated Risk
ENTM-1997-RS/MJ/KR
       
       
Tina Rosenberg Academia
Yellow: Elevated Risk
ACDM-2005-TR
       
     
Popular Fiction/Non-Fiction
Green: Low Risk
POPF/NF-2002-JKR
       
       
Tim Ryan Journalism
Yellow: Elevated Risk
JOUR-2006-TR
       
       
Christopher
Sawyer-Lauçanno
Academia
Orange: High Risk
ACDM-2005-CSL
       
       
Frank Schätzing Popular Fiction/Non-Fiction
Blue: Guarded Risk
POPF/NF-2005-FS
       
       
William Shakespeare Literature
Blue: Guarded Risk
LIT-1592-WS
       
       
Naomi Shemer Entertainment
Blue: Guarded Risk
ENTM-1967-NS
       

 

     

Roger Shepherd

 

Academia
Blue: Guarded Risk
ACDM-2002-RS
       
       
Hajime Shinohara Popular Fiction/Non-Fiction
Yellow: Elevated Risk
POPF/NF-2005-HS
       
       
Dave Simpson Journalism
Orange: High Risk
JOUR-2005-DS
       
       
Joseph Smith Theology and Religion
Red: Severe Risk
THEO-1830-JS
       
       
Rodney Smith Academia
Yellow: Elevated Risk
ACDM-2005-RS
       
       
Vijay Soman (and co-author Philip Felig) Science and Medicine
Red: Severe Risk
SCMD-1978
       
       
Britney Spears & BMG Music Publishing Inc. Entertainment
Orange: High Risk
ENTM-2005-BS
       
       
Bruce Springsteen Entertainment
Yellow: Elevated Risk
ENTM-2002-BS
       
       
Tom Squitieri Journalism
Yellow: Elevated Risk
JOUR-2005-TS
       
       
Siddharth Srivastava Journalism
Orange: High Risk
JOUR-2004-SS/SFC-IHT
       
       
Su Tsui-yun; Lin Tsai-mei Academia
Orange: High Risk
ACDM-2003-LTM/STY
       
       
Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) Journalism
Orange: High Risk
JOUR-2005-TBS
       
     

Benson Tong

 

History

Yellow: Elevated Risk
HSTRY-2002-BT
     
Journalism
Green: Low Risk
JOUR-1972-NT
       
       

Laurence H. Tribe

 

Academia
Yellow: Elevated Risk
ACDM-1985-LHT
       
       
Tauseef Ur Rehman; Khawaja Amer Hayat; Umar Waqar Anis; Junaid Aslam; Saad Rafique Academia
Orange: High Risk
ACDM-2004-TUR/KAH/UWA/JA/SR
       
       
Jean-Claude Van Damme Entertainment
Yellow: Elevated Risk
ENTM-2001-JCVD
       
       
Jack Vettriano Miscellaneous
Blue: Guarded Risk
MISC-2005-JV
       
       
Brad Vice Academia
Orange: High Risk
POPF/NF-2005-BV
       
       
AV Science and Medicine
Orange: High Risk
SCMD-2003-AV/AV/AV
       
       
Kaavya Viswanathan Popular Fiction/Non-Fiction
Orange: High Risk
POPF/NF-2006-KV
       
       

Walt Disney Pictures
and Pixar Animation

 

Entertainment
Yellow: Elevated Risk
ENTM-2003-WD/PIX
       
       
Wang Mingming Academia
Orange: High Risk
ACDM-1998-WM
       
       
History
Red: Severe Risk
HSTRY-1920-HGW
       

     
Academia
Orange: High Risk
ACDM-1996-NW
       
       
Harriet Ziefert Popular Fiction/Non-Fiction
Orange: High Risk
POPF/NF-2006-HZ
       
     
Science and Medicine
Red: Severe Risk

SCMD-2005-RPVZ

 

 

 


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