Woman stole identities to attend Harvard, Columbia

A woman who stole other people's identities was able to dupe some of the top US universities into admitting her, enrolling at Harvard and Columbia, according to a published report.

Esther Elizabeth Reed, 28, attended Columbia University as a graduate student for two years under the name Brooke Henson before investigators learned of her scam, the New York Post reported on Monday.

The real Henson, of Travelers Rest, South Carolina, has been missing since 1999.