Those smiling faces are of Omar Khan and Tanvir Singh, each 18 years old. From Fox News:
Two Orange County, Calif., high school seniors were supposed to have graduated Wednesday.
Instead, they're facing serious prison time for alleged crimes that some people might not think are all that serious.
County prosecutors allege Omar Khan, 18, of Coto de Caza, and Tanvir Singh, 18, of Ladera Ranch, broke into Tesoro High School in Las Flores to steal tests and change their own and others' grades on the school computer network.
While Singh allegedly only tried doing it once, Khan apparently did it several times.
Khan's been charged with 69 felony counts and could get more than 38 years in prison. Singh faces four counts and could wind up with three years.
"This is still an ongoing investigation," Orange County Sheriff's Department spokesman Jim Amormino told the Orange County Register. "We are looking at the possibility that more students were involved. But it's still unclear."
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Tesoro High School, with 2,800 students, is often ranked as one of the country's best. Both it and Coto de Caza, the gated community where Khan lives, are featured on the TV reality series "Real Housewives of Orange County."
Khan's lawyer's response:
"It's just a very sad situation all the way around," she added. "There's a lot more going on than meets the eye at this point, with a lot of kids."
Defense attorney Carol Lavacol told the Los Angeles Times that Khan was "a really nice kid; he's only 18 years old."
And Singh's lawyer:
"This is certainly not the first time we've heard of a kid cheating," attorney Merlin Stapleton said, arguing the charges were too harsh. "Sometimes they do these types of things simply to see if they can. The only thing that makes this case different is the technology used."
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