West Point accuses more than 70 cadets of cheating in worst academic scandal in nearly 45 years Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY West Point accuses more than 70 cadets of cheating, worst academic scandal since 1976 Replay Video UP NEXT WASHINGTON – More than 70 cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point were accused of cheating on a math exam, the worst academic scandal since the 1970s at the Army's premier training ground for officers. Fifty-eight cadets admitted cheating on the exam, which was administered remotely because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of them have been enrolled in a rehabilitation program and will be on probation for the remainder of their time at the academy. Others resigned, and some face hearings that could result in their expulsion.