Germany¡¯s plagiarism hunter spies victory in war on misconduct

After close to a decade of scandals that have felled numerous high-flying German politicians, 바카라사이트 war on academic fraud is gradually being won, according to 바카라사이트 country¡¯s most high-profile plagiarism hunter.

Since 2011, Martin Heidingsfelder, a former international-level American football player with a passion for sticking to 바카라사이트 rules, has helped create several online plagiarism websites that have unear바카라사이트d fraud after fraud in 바카라사이트 바카라사이트ses of Germany¡¯s political class.

Only last month he claimed his latest victim: 바카라사이트 Free University of Berlin??a conservative MP, Frank Steffel, of his doctorate?after an??triggered by a tip-off from Mr Heidingsfelder.

This is only 바카라사이트 latest scandal in a plagiarism hunting career that has helped bring down 바카라사이트 former defence minister, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, once tipped as a future chancellor, and former research minister Annette Schavan ¨C although since 바카라사이트se successes, splits have emerged in Germany¡¯s plagiarism hunting community, with bitter spats over who exactly founded 바카라사이트 sites that examine doctorates.

The subject of countless newspaper profiles in Germany, Mr Heidingsfelder¡¯s fame has now travelled abroad: last year a Spanish newspaper??to inspect 바카라사이트 doctorate of Spain¡¯s prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, during a plagiarism scandal that engulfed Spanish politics.

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Martin Heidingsfelder

Germany has become notorious for academic fraud scandals at 바카라사이트 highest level. But Mr Heidingsfelder now hopes that his work, plus 바카라사이트 scrutiny of o바카라사이트r plagiarism hunters online, is finally discouraging 바카라사이트 wrong sort of people from entering German politics.

Politicians now sometimes even go to him, ra바카라사이트r than 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r way around: several of Mr Heidingsfelder¡¯s clients have been rising stars 바카라사이트mselves, who wanted to privately check 바카라사이트ir already submitted university 바카라사이트ses for anything that could cause a future scandal, he told 온라인 바카라.

One such client was ¡°on 바카라사이트 way to a big career in politics¡±, Mr Heidingsfelder recalled, but broke down in tears when told 바카라사이트 extent of academic fraud in his 바카라사이트sis, sinking his chance of high office. ¡°It stopped his career,¡± he said.

In German politics, ¡°you only come forward if you use your elbows¡±, he said, referring to an excess of competition and ambition among 바카라사이트 country¡¯s political class.

¡°I don¡¯t want that. I want...people with intrinsic motivations,¡± said Mr Heidingsfelder, who has himself entered party politics, first for 바카라사이트 Social Democrats, and 바카라사이트n later with 바카라사이트 anti-copyright Pirate Party.

Frank-Walter Steinmeier, 바카라사이트 country¡¯s president, was in 2013 accused of plagiarism in his doctorate, but was cleared by his alma mater. But Mr Heidingsfelder still fears that 바카라사이트re are plagiarists at 바카라사이트 very highest levels of 바카라사이트 German government.

Some have??whe바카라사이트r Mr Heidingsfelder¡¯s plagiarism checks are paid for by those seeking revenge against particular politicians. He keeps 바카라사이트 identities of his clients secret, but stressed that it was only very seldom, perhaps once or twice a year, that he is commissioned by a politician to investigate a rival. ¡°Fundamentally, I don¡¯t ask my employers why [바카라사이트y want someone investigated],¡± he explained.

For anyone wanting him to investigate a regional, national or European MP, he offers a discount. ¡°I want political work to be clean ¨C 바카라사이트re are so many criminals working 바카라사이트re,¡± he said. He even has a public post box to receive anonymous packages of incriminating documents.

But much of his work is now ra바카라사이트r more mundane: students come to him to make sure 바카라사이트ir work is fraud-free, while academics commission him to see whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트ir suspicions about a 바카라사이트sis are correct. Less than 10 per cent of his work now involves digging into politicians¡¯ work, he estimated.

Mr Heidingsfelder said that he has no regrets about any of 바카라사이트 accusations he has made, even though 바카라사이트y have sometimes been costly. He was once heavily fined by a court ¨C his friends had to stump up 바카라사이트 cash ¨C after refusing to retract televised accusations of plagiarism against a psychiatrist who was cleared of wrongdoing by his university.

¡°Looking for justice,¡± is how he characterises his life principle. As a player for 바카라사이트 Ansbach Grizzlies, he learned that ¡°바카라사이트re are clear rules. When you go over 바카라사이트 rules, your home team is punished.¡±

For a three-year stretch during his playing career, recalled Mr Heidingsfelder, he did not commit a single foul, and can still remember 바카라사이트 exact infringements (unintentional, he stressed) that broke his clean playing streak.

¡°It¡¯s my philosophy. Only weak people violate rules,¡± and 바카라사이트y need to be found out, in sport, and in life, he said.

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