In exchange for Huffman's guilty plea, prosecutors consented to recommend a sentence of 4 months imprisonment, a year of supervised release and a $20,000 fine.
Academy Award-nominated actress Felicity Huffman appeared in Boston federal court Monday and pleaded guilty to a charge stemming from the massive "Varsity Blues" college entrance scandal that ensnared dozens of parents nationwide who prosecutors say lied and bribed to get their children into elite schools.
The actress -- famous for her Academy Award-nominated role in the 2005 movie"Transamerica" and for playing one of the main characters in the ABC television show"Desperate Housewives" -- allegedly gave $15,000 to William"Rick" Singer, who prosecutors identified as the ringleader of the nationwide scam,"to participate in the college entrance exam cheating scheme on behalf of their oldest daughter," court documents allege.
Crying in court, Huffman sought to clarify that a neuropsychologist who diagnosed her daughter with a learning disability had been seeing her since she was 8 years old and had nothing to do with the scheme. On March 13, federal prosecutors announced that 50 people, including 33 wealthy parents, were charged in the largest college cheating scam ever prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice.
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