Prosecutors moved the college admissions scandal into a new chapter Monday, announcing that actress Felicity Huffman and more than a dozen other wealthy parents charged with participating in the scam have agreed to plead guilty.
, as well as some of the others who agreed to concede their guilt, the plea agreements unveiled Monday were accompanied by public statements of contrition.
“I am in full acceptance of my guilt, and with deep regret and shame over what I have done,” Huffman said. “I am ashamed of the pain I have caused my daughter, my family, my friends, my colleagues and the educational community.” Such self-reproach is a common strategic move in high-profile cases meant as a signal to prosecutors and the judge who will eventually sentence Huffman that she is taking responsibility for her crime, several criminal defense attorneys said., most of the parents will plead guilty to a single felony — conspiring to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud.
For example, Stephen Semprevivo, admitted to paying $400,000 to get his son into Georgetown as a faked tennis recruit. In his plea agreement, prosecutors agreed to ask that the 53-year-old Los Angeles sales executive be sentenced to 18 months in prison and be ordered to pay a $95,000 fine.
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