Val Patterson confessed his fake PhD in own obituary

'That's not the only secret [Val] Patterson had to share. He [has] revealed that
his Ph.D. from the University of Utah was not legitimate. An office worker
allegedly made a filing error that resulted in Patterson mistakenly receiving
a diploma in the mail.'

Val Patterson Obituary: Man Confesses To Stealing Safe, Having Fake PhD

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/17/val-patterson-obituary-confesses-crimes_n_1679768.html