NY prosecutor: Probe of SAT scandal will proceed

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GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) — A prosecutor in New York is investigating whether students in other school districts on Long Island took part in a cheating scam involving college entrance exams.

Seven current or former students at Great Neck North High School were arrested Tuesday on allegations that one of the seven — a 19-year-old college student — took the SAT exams for the others in exchange for payments of up to $2,500. In one of the cases, Sam Eshaghoff is accused of taking the SAT for a female student, although in that case he did it free of charge, Nassau County prosecutors said.

Eshaghoff provided fake IDs when he sat in for his classmates on the college entrance exams between 2009 and earlier this year, prosecutors said. It is not clear how Eshaghoff managed to get past security while taking the test for the girl. Because the six classmates who allegedly "contracted" with Eschaghoff were not identified by prosecutors because they are minors, it is not known if the girl had an unusual name that could have been...

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NY authorities charge 7 in SAT cheating scandal

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GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) — A college student from New York was paid between $1,500 and $2,500 to stand in for at least a half dozen students attending a prestigious Long Island high school and take the SAT exam for them, a prosecutor said Tuesday in announcing criminal charges in the case.

Six students were also arrested Tuesday on misdemeanor charges, although authorities said the investigation remained active and that other high school students in the area may also have been involved.

Sam Eshaghoff, 19, of Great Neck was facing arraignment after being arrested on charges of scheming to defraud, criminal impersonation and falsifying business records, Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said in a statement. Eshaghoff's attorney, Matin Emouna, said his client would plead not guilty. "He has cooperated with the investigation, and he denies the charges," Emouna said. He said he expected his client would...

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