The incoming chief executive of an NHS trust was at the centre of a probe today amid claims he faked his masters law degree.
Mason Fitzgerald said he held a Master of Laws (LLM) from the University of Georgia in the US in annual reports submitted to parliament.
But the university has since claimed Mr Fitzgerald never graduated.
The Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT), which is currently in special measures, revealed a review has begun and Mr Fitzgerald told the BBC he could not comment while the inquiry was ongoing.
Mason Fitzgerald claimed he held a Master of Laws (LLM) from the University of Georgia (pictured) in the US in annual reports submitted to parliament
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Mason Fitzgerald. Source: Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust
Mason Fitzgerald is due to become chief executive of the Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust (NSFT) in April.
But, the trust confirmed to the BBC it was carrying out an independent review into claims that a master s of law degree from the University of Georgia in the US that Fitzgerald listed on several documents had, in fact, never been awarded.
BBC Look East journalists Nikki Fox and Matt Precey, who broke the story, approached the University of Georgia where Fitzgerald studied from 1999 to 2000 to confirm his degree. The university said he had attended but never graduated.