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Volume 56 = = - =- = = = = MMillersvillelIersv lIe University ; _ _ 1 ' Number 18 = = =- = - = = = .{= Millersville: , PA 17551175T e - - - e' _ J. , ? : * , a . ,= -1 : t M- )A.--- - _ _ = _ _ _ _ _ ! _ , .... _ = - - . - " . r - = - = ! :: . - - UMiVCRSITYi ! \ rRSITY' v - - - _ J\J . : - - - -.RcITY =_= - ===- - a = S. = ARCHIVESRCHIV . Thursday , March 8,19848 , 1984 / " < - " . ' . " ' ' --"I--; ) ' , ' " . .. > , . .I"" ' . " , _ " , , ,, '. ' ! . >> iJ , . ; ' % . , ; ' ,, '" Crafton sentenced probation , t, . > ' > , ! J IIfPll I.lrt. j i - community service , $$1 000 fine .iij , $1000 " ' BY CRIS COLLINGWOODCOLLING WOOD Buckwalter said , the crime is ed up for many jobs he was hired for.. News Editor forgery , a misdemeanor , not a crime of Daniel also introduced new evidence " . ..: , " " . "Mystery Professor" Paul Arthur violence. The choices are probation or to the court.. During the investigation , ,. / - I Crafton was sentenced in Lancaster total confinement.. Letters received two alleged bank fraud plans were unun--¬ " . F wj on . County Court February 29 to two from deans and presidents of the covered.. Daniel said these schemes " ¬ , , , -I"V years probation 500 hours of commu- universities involved said Buckwalter were detailed in diary entries , hand : ¬ " nity service and $1,000$ , in fines for imim-- shed light on "the tremendous disrup-¬ written notes and taped messages Craf-¬ personating Canadian Professor Peter tion in the programs and students in- ton made to himself. " H.. Pearse at MU.. volved. The first scheme , according to Before passing sentence , judge R.A.. K.. Douglas Daniel , the chief pro- Daniel , involved taking out 200 bank acac--¬ I " ' Buckwalter said , "This case is extraor- secutor for the Attorney General's of- counts throughout the Northeast under " /-w-- - dinary because of you , Mr. Crafton.. fice said there were three motives for 36 aliases. Once electronic transfer / ' Considering the background of this Crafton's behavior. First , his behavior cards ( for automatic tellers ) were ob- ( Photo by Joe Cisarik) " " - ¬ case , it "borders on bizarre . He said helped him carryoncarry on extra-marital af-- tained , he allegedly planned to make af Paul A.. Crafton , with wife Sonia , walk into Lancaster County Court to that the case needed a more thoughtful fairs , second , to his ! boost ego by seeing bogus deposits and then withdrawl receive sentencing. outlook.. He criticized the defense and how many colleges and universities $200$ a day for 5 days until the account prosecuting attorneys for trying too would hire him , and finally to give him would automatically be closed out when " " much of the case outside the courtroom the thrill and fantasy" of living alter- the bogus deposit check bounced. Crafton , before being sentenced , told $1,000$ , for impersonation of Peter and the media for helping make court native lifestyles. Daniel said this scheme could have Buckwalter , in a very low voice , that Pearse.. " ' process "a disproportionate burden on Daniel said that among Crafton's potentially netted Crafton $200,000.$ , . the frauds eluded to would never have After sentencing , Daniel told report- " " the justice system in Lancaster papers , 79 applications to 55 Univer-¬ He dropped this plan in 1982 , accord- been carried out.. He told the court that ers the sentence was "appropriate. He " " " County.. sities were found.. Crafton never show-- ing to Daniel , in favorfa vol'' of a more elabor-¬ his plans were to do "highly technical" said he prosecuted the case the best , , , -_. -,- , " ' " ''- - - ate plan involving a bogus international research for books he planned to write.. way he could which was to "fairly sum- - ." ' " ; II holding company called International He said he didn't purposely scheme , he marize" what had gone on.. ; . 'I - . iNViL . < . ... " ' ' ' Holding Limited.. Crafton then bought was trying to prepare his computer for "Suffice it to say , he's not the pauper ' " 18 single shares of stock , mostly in research.. He then took time to that he's led everyone to believe , said utilities from two county stockholders. apologize to the court and the universi-¬ Daniel.. He has been receiving over " ' Daniel said that he allegedly purchased ties.. He said with his head bowed , "I'm $3,000$ , a month in annuities and owns . " to sorry for myself , I forgiveness.. in . ° i account ask and . the . the stock learn numbers valuable real estate Canada the / , y i i . why . ''j and banks where the utilities dealt. Daniel then asked the court U.S. according to Daniel. - " Daniel told the court that Crafton , Crafton needed to use aliases to con Pyfer told reporters he was "relieved " : ,/ knowing that information and using a duct research.. and grateful" for the sentence.. He said microencoder , planned to make bogus he was optimistic that Crafton would ( dividend checks for large blocks of CrafCrafton'stons' behavior helped receive a similar charge in Shippens- - stock.. him to carryoncarry on - burg.. The cashed checks would be extra Crafton , Pyfer said , is extremely deposited into the account for Interna-¬ marital affairs , boost his relieved. There are a number of col-¬ tional Holdings Limited and then con- ego and give him the leges and universities interested in verted into high-interest- municiple thrill of living alternative Crafton , according to Pyfer.. In fact , he bonds. said , one university offered him a job in A diary entry found among Crafton's' lifestyles.. January but Crafton refused because belongings showed that he had set the he didn't' know what his sentence would " ' plan in motion. Daniel said , "He never John F.. Pyfer Jr.. , Crafton's defense be.. actually accomplished his scheme , - attorney , asked the court to consider Pyfer said Laura was extremely ( Photo by Cisarik) be Joe ' ' ¬ ' " to his family , out of u Paul Crafton cause 'fortunately' Crafton was arar-- Crafton's devotion and the relieved "We kept her court getting ' wheel chairhair ready for rested three days before he had plann-¬ dependence of his daughter , Laura on because we didn't want her on public cLa- " " / daughter Lauraura. ed to open the account.. him.. display" he said.. ' w/ In passing sentence , Buckwalter said Pyfer told reporters that Daniel's ' that in light of Crafton's age (60)( ) , nature charges of bank fraud "were" " of the crime , that being a non-violent- ridiculous.. He added that they In Cumberland County one , and the fact that this is a first of- bordered on slander.. He said this case fense he would give 500 hours to com- didn't' warrant a jail term and com- munity service.. He was also fined mended Buckwalter on a fine job.. _ . _ . Crafton gets three to nine months V no"" . " . VV'' : ! I " ¬ , y BY CRIS COLLINGWOODCOLLING WOOD reputation of being a "hard sentencer , Sheely said he decided to send Craf- :i ' " News Editor and we should be satisfied.. ton to jail because he violated the trust " " " "Mystery professor" , Paul A.. Crafton Crafton has resigned himself to the expected of a college professor "and a received 3 to 9 months in prison from fact that he will do time , said Pyfer.. He lesser sentence would have depreciated . _ . _ . - n. _.n ' ' " _ . __ - . Cumberland County - - the seriousness of01 the r " Judge Harold Sheely , - crime.. Sheely said he felt _ VVJ Wednesday afternoon , that total academic in- a.. , 29.. must be preserved February tegrity . ° Sheely ordered Crafton and that students and : _ \\2 2 to begin serving his jail their families have a right \ a \ sentence on Monday , to a full-time- qualified March 5 at noon.. faculty staff.. Crafton spent 10 days in Kim Douglas Daniel , prison after his arrest in chief prosecutor for the Millersville on March 21 Attorney Generals( ; ' office s } last year.. Those 10 days , said Crafton had several ( ) . , . , , . , Photo by Joe Cisarik ' , . ,'. , - to Sheely , will motives for using his many "" 1"" , . , ! ' according " . ' j'' . ti--, Paul Crafton hugs daughter , Laura , before putting her in her be credited toward his aliases , including extra- " ; . ...... , - . .. "\ wheelchair.. , ,, , . marital affairs , boosting . prison term. - > ' - - John F.. Pyfer , Jr.. , CrafCrafton'stons at added that his client has taken the at his ego , and the thrill of living various ( Photo by Joe Cisarik) " ' torney said there will be no appeal of titude of "let's get it over with and get lifestyles , along with obtaining various Paul Crafton helps Laura out of car before receiving his sentence of proba¬ " , . " . , $ , in . the decision.. Sheely , Pyfer said has a on with his life jobs tion community service and