回复：紧急求救：考试作弊问题

您的問題以您目前所提供的資料很難給予您一個正式的答覆.
如果您是單純的考試時帶小抄,問題可能不是很嚴重,但是如果是您幫人或是請人代考或是護航,那麼您的問題就有可能會相當麻煩.
在2004年的案件中就有一個案例
U.S. v. Hedaithy
392 F.3d 580
C.A.3 (N.J.),2004.
December 16, 2004

如果您需要有關這個案件的進一步的訊息您可以使用這個資料檢索
Defendant was convicted, pursuant to his guilty plea before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr., J., of conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Second defendant was convicted of mail fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud following bench trial before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Joseph E. Irenas, J. Both defendants appealed.


在這個案件中,被告請人代考托福,檢察官決定以"Mail Fraud"(郵務詐欺)的罪名起訴被告,其所持的理由如下



Educational testing service's test score reports were a “property interest” cognizable under mail fraud statute, even if report had little value in hands of service and took on great value only when acquired by test-takers and even though they could not be used by service for any other purpose; even assuming the existence of a de minimis exception under the mail fraud statute, tangible pieces of paper held in possession of a private entity were valuable, as score reports were the sole physical embodiment of its substantial and valuable services. 18 U.S.C.A. § 1341.


所以這個案件與您的問題的關係是,"郵務詐欺"屬於聯邦重罪,因此被告如果經起訴,審訊並且獲判罪名成立,被告基本上沒有任何機會可以取得"綠卡"所以問題不是單純的了成绩作废而已
當然您或許會有興趣知道這個案例中的當事人的下場為何?


Al Hedaithy's case was tried before the District Court, based upon stipulated facts. After the close of evidence, Al Hedaithy was convicted of mail fraud and conspiracy to commit mail fraud and was sentenced to one year probation and a $750 fine.
The conviction rendered A1 Hedaithy ineligible to remain in the United States, and ineligible to return to the United States for at least five years.

所以您的所做所為,在最壞的情況是有可能"被警察抓起来坐牢"...


個人的建議是,如果您能夠提供更進一步的資料有關您的問題,老貓或許可以協助找到更準確的資料. 否則您只有等等看,看看ETS與檢方要如何來處理您的案件了. 老貓提供上述的資料不是要您驚慌失措,而是希望您了解您所做所為在美國確實可能給予您相當麻煩的法律問題,同時也更正另外一位朋友的高見,所以現在這個階段您可能也只有"等待"一途.其他的,只能看後續的發展了.