Getting paid for taking SAT

[Flipperk]

http://news.yahoo.com/students-arrested-sat-cheating-case-ny-192127240.html

He has pleaded not guilty to charges of scheming to defraud, criminal impersonation and falsifying business records. He's a student at Emory University in Atlanta and also attended the University of Michigan; he posted $500 bail and was released.

[Dragon]

impersonating a female student in one case, the AP reports. (Eshaghoff allegedly did not charge her a fee, as he did with the other students in the case.)

I'm sure he got (rhymes with paid) for this one.


That could be another felony charge if that is the case.

[Maverick]

There should be multiple arrests on this one. The test taker as already listed. Those that paid him for conspiracy to commit fraud. The fraud being that the SAT scores can be used for admission to schools the dumb people could not make on their own not to mention the use of the SAT to obtain scholastic based scholarships. There is your financial gain. There is also academic fraud but that is based simply on the school and rectified by terminating the fraudulent student's enrollment.

[PFactorDave]

If they payed in cash you don't need taxes, so were back to #1. 

I hope you're not suggesting that by getting paid in cash, the guy has no legal obligation to pay taxes on the money.  Because if you are, you're wrong.

[CAP1]

Whoops...never MIND! Found the Jewel to the case:


In New York, simple possession of anothers DLIC is covered under the Vehicle and Traffic Law (VTL). However, depending on what you do with it, it could be False Persenation (class B misdermeanor) or Criminal Impersenation (Class A Mis), under the NYS Penal Law. Making a fake DLIC in NY is considered Forgery in the 2nd (Class D Felony). Possession of a altered DLIC in considered Criminal Possession of a Forged Insturment 3rd ( A Mis) or 2nd (D Felony), depending on what you do with it.


Underage individuals caught with fakes, according to an article in the NYU newspaper The Washington Square News, will incur a maximum penalty of one year in state prison. The minimum penalty, the article states, is a court summons, and most offenders are fined, the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control laws state.

However if you are cited for a more serious offense then possessing a fraudulent driver’s license can be a felony in New York state and is punishable on a state and federal level, according to New York state law. False ID possession is handled on a case-by-case basis by the courts and can result in a fine of up to $1,000 for first-time offenders.

If the ID does not list the owner’s legal name and address, it may be considered criminal impersonation. Both accounts are punishable by up to a year in jail as well as a $1,000 fine. Minors who pay to gain entry into a club or to obtain a confiscated ID can also be charged with commercial bribing, according to the New York Post.

How police cited a person can depend upon many variables such as if the person had a prior history of arrests or has previously been penalized for owning a fake ID can all be taken into account. From the many articles we read on this subject it appears that most police officers will only charge them with an offense that comes with a fine if it is the first time the person is being arrested.

We contacted the New York State Troopers to see if they could clarify what penalties one would receive for having in their possession a fake driver's license that states they are older than they are. Their response was that there are a variety of charges that can be placed on that person including criminal impersonation and possession of a forged instrument - being two of the more serious ones.

The NYS trooper representative noted that conviction of these serious types of offense will give you a criminal record and can affect your job choices in the future. He also stated that to get information on how your local police and courts deal with those that are found with fake identification contact your local district attorney's office. You can also contact the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles to see how a fake driver's license may affect your driving record and driving privileges.

 dude....i imagine you're young, thus conform to the "it's always someone else's fault" theory......but face it. this guy committed fraud. plain and simple.  there's other stuff too. obviously.

[Flipperk]

dude....i imagine you're young, thus conform to the "it's always someone else's fault" theory......but face it. this guy committed fraud. plain and simple.  there's other stuff too. obviously.

  I just posted a block of information stating what he did was criminal...I have no clue how you came to that conclusion