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Cit. of <br />El <br />River <br />To: <br />From: <br />Date: <br />Subject: <br />Memorandum <br />Tina Allard, City Clerk <br />Jessica Miller, Executive Secretary/Deputy City Clerk <br />January 21, 2016 <br />Massage Therapist Application - Chun Xing Lin <br />During my review of Mr. Lin's educational documents, I was informed the school Mr. Lin <br />said he attended and graduated from has no record of him and that his transcript is <br />fraudulent. <br />Mr. Lin's transcript and certificate indicate he graduated from the Professional School of <br />Massage in Langhorne, PA. The certificate stated the school was licensed by the <br />Pennsylvania Bureau of Private Licensed Schools. Linda at the Pennsylvania Bureau of <br />Private Licensed Schools informed me the school closed in 2011 and the Lancaster School <br />of Massage is the official records repository for the Professional School of Massage. <br />I called the Lancaster School of Massage and spoke to the president, Winona Bontrager. She <br />checked the records for the Professional School of Massage for Mr. Lin and found no <br />record. She also indicated to me that any transcript or graduation certificate signed by <br />anyone other than David Scott is fraudulent. Mr. Lin's transcript is signed by Aifen Zheng. <br />Ms. Bontrager informed me Mr. Scott was the original owner of the Professional School of <br />Massage which he sold in 2011. She explained the school was not reopened for students but <br />officially closed just 3 months later. She stated fraudulent documents have been circulating <br />ever since. She added she is a friend of the original owner, Mr. Scott which is the reason she <br />is aware of the situation. <br />In addition, the Arizona State Board of Massage Licensing maintains a list of approved <br />schools. During a search of the school, I found information on the Board's website <br />indicating transcripts from the Professional School of Massage signed by Aifen Zheng are <br />not valid. I contacted the AZ Board and was told there had been an investigation into the <br />school and the conclusion of that investigation was documents signed by Aifen Zheng are <br />not valid. They were unable to provide me with any additional details. <br />P0WER10 0 <br />N:\Public Bodies\Agenda Packets\02-01-2016\Fina1\x7.1 at5 memo.docx 11 AMRE <br />