Felicity Huffman Sentenced To Prison
A federal judge sentenced actress Felicity Huffman to jail.
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University entrance scandal
Oscar-winning actress and desperate wife Stein Huffman will be sentenced to 14 days in prison for the largest university entrance scandal in US history. Huffman, 56, will file a prison on October 25, and the prison will determine the equipment.
Judge Indira Talwani also decided that Huffman would be fined $ 30,000 after a year of probation and offered 250 hours of community service. Huffman pleaded guilty of committing an email scam and an honest service post scam on May alleged conspiracy.
Andrew Lelling, a US lawyer, recommended earlier this month that Huffman had been in jail for a month and made a $ 20,000 fine for a 12-month supervised release. Attorney Huffman was suspended for one year, endangered, and demanded a youth organization for 250 hours of community service and a $ 20,000 fine.
The prosecutor argued that Huffman paid money to a $ 15,000 adoptive consultant William “Rick” singer who disguised a donation to the singer’s non-profit organization in exchange for changing this daughter’s SAT test answer. Huffman has no single accused. The prosecution accused of being part of a plan to gain illegal support in parents, university administrators, university coaches and university admissions procedures. Although Huffman is the first parent to be sentenced in connection with this incident, her ruling can reveal how future defendants can be sentenced.
Felicity Huffman affidavit
Huffman was fully responsible for his actions and accepted the court’s decision.
“I accept today without booking a court decision. I am always ready to accept the punishment imposed on Judge Talwani. I broke the law. Guilty of the period. “
“I would like to apologize again to my daughter, husband, family, and educational community about my actions. Parents who want to apologize to students who are working hard every day to work hard at students who work hard every day. I would like to apologize to the sacrifice to support my child. “
“I have learned a lot about personal imperfections in the last six months. Now my goal is to provide the sentences that the court gave me. We hope to have a positive impact on the community and will continue to contribute as much as possible after the service is over. “
“In the coming months and years, we will strive to live a more honest life, become a better role model for daughters and families, and provide time and energy continuously as needed I can promise. “
“Now my family, friends and community will allow me to act.”
Huffman submitted more than 24 letters to the judge, including husband and actor William H. Macy and former co-actor Eva Longoria.
University entrance scandal
In April, Lelling charged 51 people in federal court as part of a long-term national conspiracy to allow high school students to go on to the best universities. Many parents seem to have paid $ 200,000 and $ 6.5 million to enroll their children in various universities.
Located in California’s Newport Beach, the singer is a university counselor at the center of doubt planning and has more than 700 customers. There is no indication that all his customers have joined the alleged plan. The singer ran a commercial consultation and admission company The Edge College & Career Network and the non-profit organization The Key World Foundation.
Singer may be presumed that students have taken the SAT or ACT exam or have changed their answers, and Singer has worked with an athletic coach to counterfeit athletic credentials for non-athletes. , To support university entrance. The singer pleaded guilty to conspiracy, money laundering, tax solicitation and obstruction of definitions. He can be sentenced to up to 65 years in prison and a fine of $ 1.1 million. The singer, released on a $ 500,000 bond, worked with the Legal Department and the FBI to imply others who wore wires and named in the indictment.