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Vlad has discussed below some of the problems with this claim. But there's a more serious issue: even under causal decision theory it is likely that such cheating will not increase the overall utility. Furture employers will look at his transcript. If they are hiring someone who is less qualified because that person cheated then they may not do the job as well as another individual.
ETA: Thinking about this slightly more, it sounds like you are trying to construct a least convenient world. In that case, your argument might go through.