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Suspect in SAT scandal on '60 Minutes'

Sam Eshaghoff, accused in an SAT scandel in

Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Sam Eshaghoff, accused in an SAT scandel in Great Neck, leaves Nassau County Police headquarters in Mineola. (Sept. 27, 2011)

A former Great Neck North High School student accused of taking college entrance exams for money said he was helping his clients improve their prospects in life, and he doesn't think honest students were hurt, according to CBS' "60 Minutes."

Sam Eshaghoff, 19, a sophomore at Emory University, was arrested in September and pleaded not guilty to criminal impersonation and other charges. He told...

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