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Jenna: caught cheating to get into college seven teens facing charges now, one of them currently a college sophomore took the sat exam for six high school students. they say he got paid to do it. this is happening at a school on long island in new york state, and eric shawn is right here in our newsroom with more on the story. eric. >> reporter: as you know trying to get into college can be very competitive, as any high school parent or senior is aware. now for some it could be criminal. that alleged sat cheating ring has been busted in new york. that's where a college sophomore has been charg...

jurors heard an audio recording of a barely coherent jackson just weeks before his death, and saw a picture of him dead on a hospital gurney. cnn's don lemon is live from los angeles, he talked to the jackson family. were you inside the courtroom, don. set the scene for us. >> reporter: ah, good morning to you, carol, and good morning to you, ali, as well. how do you say this? yesterday, when it all started, the jackson family walked in, and they were -- they are a strong family. i've never seen them together this much, the funeral, but now they are co-hehesantx and walken together s...

$2,500 to take the exam for six students. and those student are also under arrest. how did all of this work? >> reporter: trying to get into college can be very competitive. enough for some it could be criminal. this alleged s.a.t. cheating ring has been busted where a college sophomore has been arefortd for taking the s.a.t. exam for high school seniors. he's accused of using fake i.d.s for going to the testing centers and taking the exams for them. prosecutors say he was paid $1,500 to $2,500 a pop. the whole scheme came out when they heard rumors and they compared the s.a.t. scores with