“You show me someone who doesn’t have skeletons in their closet. That person is a saint.”
— Albuquerque City Council candidate Paulette de’Pascal after it was revealed the B.S. and M.B.A. degrees she claimed on a candidate’s questionnaire were from the unaccredited online Almeda University. Tuesday de’Pascal acknowledged that she never took any classes for either degree.
Misrepresenting your education isn’t a “skeleton in your closet.” It isn’t even about your education. It’s about lying.