Felicity Huffman Sentenced to 14 Days in Prison in College Admissions Scandal

Monica Sanchez | September 13, 2019
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The "Desperate Housewives” star Felicity Huffman has been sentenced to 14 days in prison by a federal judge, sending a message to the dozens of other parents being prosecuted by the Department of Justice in an ongoing, massive college admissions cheating scandal.

The Oscar-nominated actress plead guilty earlier this year, admitting that she paid $15,000 to have her daughter Sophia’s SAT score altered. She said she did not do the same for her younger daughter.

ABC News reports,

Huffman also will have to pay a $30,000 fine, complete 250 hours of community service and serve one year of probation.

She is due to self-report to a yet-to-be-determined Bureau of Prisons facility Oct. 25.

Huffman, 56, learned her fate Friday and issued a statement shortly thereafter, accepting the judge's decision.

'I accept the court's decision today without reservation,' she said in the statement. 'I have always been prepared to accept whatever punishment Judge Talwani imposed. I broke the law. I have admitted that and I pleaded guilty to this crime. There are no excuses or justifications for my actions. Period.

'I would like to apologize again to my daughter, my husband, my family and the educational community for my actions. And I especially want to apologize to the students who work hard every day to get into college, and to their parents who make tremendous sacrifices supporting their children.'

Unlike her fellow actress, “Full House” star Lori Loughlin, along with her husband, continue to fight charges that they paid $500,000 to get their two daughters into the University of Southern California (USC) via “scholarships” with the university’s crew team.

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