Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman has pleaded guilty to fraudulently conspiring to win a college place for her daughter.
In a Boston Court the US actress has admitted to paying $15,000 to have her daughter’s exam answers secretly “corrected” in 2017. (By corrected I mean marker very generously). Last month she admitted “full guilt” as prosecutes recommended a 4 month sentence and a $20,000 fine. Huffman was among 50 charged in the college admissions scandal.
The parents charged in the investigation allegedly paid bribes, had exams altered, and even had their children edited into stock photos to fake sporting talents. They fraudulently managed to acquire places at elite US universities such as Yale, Georgetown and Stanford. Parents and college athletics coaches were charged in the scheme, but none of the children were indicted. Huffman did not speak to reporters outside court as she arrived to Monday’s hearing accompanied by her brother.
She admitted one count of mail fraud and honest services mail fraud.
The actress cried while speaking to the judge, according to reporters in the courtroom.
Actress Lori Loughlin plead not guilty.
