GARDEN CITY — The last of 20 students accused in a college entrance exam cheating ring in an affluent New York suburb surrendered to authorities on Monday.
Michael Pomerantz, 18, and an unidentified teenager turned themselves into Nassau County prosecutors before being taken to district court for arraignment. Pomerantz is one of five current or former students at Great Neck-area public and private high schools charged with accepting payments of between $500 and $3,600 to impersonate other students on SAT and ACT college entrance exams.
Pomerantz was facing felony charges including scheming to defraud, falsifying business records and criminal impersonation. He pleaded not guilty and was released without bail. His next court date was scheduled for Jan. 5. His attorney did not immediately respond to a call for comment.
Pomerantz and the other four face up to four years in prison if convicted.
Fifteen other students, including one who surrendered Monday, are facing undisclosed misdemeanor charges for having others stand in for them and take the college exams. Prosecutors say they are barred from identifying those 15 because they are being prosecuted as juveniles. Authorities say they can't even contact the students' colleges to inform them of the cheating allegations because of privacy laws.
— Associated Press
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