Tesoro students plead not guilty
Two Orange County teenagers facing 73 felony counts for allegedly breaking into their high school to steal tests and change grades as part of an elaborate cheating scheme pleaded not guilty Tuesday, officials said.
Omar Khan, 18, of Coto de Caza and Tanvir Singh, 18, of Ladera Ranch allegedly hacked into the computers at Tesoro High School in an attempt to improve their college admissions chances. Khan faces a maximum of more than 38 years in prison; Singh faces up to three years in prison.
They entered their pleas at Harbor Justice Center.
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