AURORA, Colo. – A Colorado school district spent nearly $19,000 to investigate a school board member who falsified his military accolades, work and education record to win a spot on the board in 2013.

The Aurora Public Schools board of education paid a private investigator $18,789.35 to produce a 23-page report about the questionable history of Eric Nelson, who was elected to the school board in 2013, KMGH reports.

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“Denver7 and The Colorado Statesman uncovered a criminal history, falsified military accolades, a questionable education and work record and a scathing letter denying Nelson a license as a bail bondsman in 2010,” the news site reports.

“As a result of the investigations, the majority of the school board asked Nelson to resign at the June 21 meeting.”

Nelson refused to resign, so board members decided to investigate what the news sites already uncovered, and the investigator racked up quite a bill.

The final report, which cost over $800 per page, essentially confirmed what board members already knew from the media.

The report showed the B.A. in Psychology Nelson supposedly earned from Southeastern University was forged, and no schools reported granting a degree to Nelson, or anyone with his birth date or social security number.

A Northwest Nazarene University diploma Nelson provided to news media showed the college name misspelled as “Nottwest” in the college seal, and the school told investigators the Master of Social Work degree listed on the document was not available until after Nelson supposedly received it, according to the district report.

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Also forged was an MBA Nelson allegedly earned from Northeastern University, and adjunct professor gigs with the University of Colorado and Colorado State University listed on Nelson’s resume were also lies.

The United States Air Force Reserves also pointed out numerous issues with a picture of Nelson in his military uniform, including ribbons out of order, and “shoulder clusters” reserved for Lieutenant Colonels and Majors.

“According to Denver 7 News, the Department of Defense confirmed that nelson was an active duty Air Force member from April 16, 1998 to June 18, 1998, and that he ended with a rank of E-2 Airman and his last duty title was Basic Airman Trainee,” the district report states.

“They have no awards or decorations on file for him.”

The private investigator also noted that Nelson lied about many of the 40 professional organizations he claimed to be a member of on his resume.

So far, Nelson has refused to resign his school board position. He was also running for the Colorado House of Representatives for District 42, but lost badly in the primary to Democrat Dominique Jackson, Ballotpedia reports.

At a meeting earlier this month, “the board officially voted to strip Nelson of his secretarial duties, bar him from using a district credit card, and ban him from being reimbursed for any money he spends at professional development conferences across the country,” the Aurora Sentinel reports.

“The board did determine, however, that Nelson is still allowed to attend some conferences if he wishes to do so. Nelson will also be able to update his biography on the APS website, a listing that was previously removed while the district reviewed his credentials.”

School board members, meanwhile, have taken to blasting Nelson at meetings for refusing to step down, something he reportedly agreed to do only if the board appoints a minority as his replacement.

“As a constituent of this community, I find your behavior unethical and unacceptable,” board president Amber Drevon said at an early August meeting, according to the Sentinel. “Furthermore, I’m outraged that your lack of accountability cost the students of this district over $18,000. I want to reiterate the board’s desire for you to resign.”

“This situation is a disgrace and a distraction to the work of Aurora Public Schools,” board director JulieMarie Shepherd Macklin said.