The actress pleaded guilty in court and admitted to paying $ 15.000 in bribes to higher education institutions in the United States, so that her eldest daughter could be accepted and attend one of these universities. The actress said that she feels ashamed and takes responsibility for her actions.
"Felicity Huffman appeared today at the Federal Penitentiary in Dublin, California," a spokeswoman for the actress told Entertainment Weekly on Tuesday. "Mrs Huffman is ready to serve the prison sentence ordered by Judge Talwani as part of his motion. In addition to imprisonment, the judge fined him $ 30.000 and 250 hours of community service when he was released.
The actress is one of the 50 parents - members of the "Operation Varsity Blues" scandal investigated by the FBI and who, accused of bribing to enroll their children in elite American universities such as Yale, Stanford, the University of California , of Los Angeles etc. Families made donations to universities or bribed teachers and supervisors to increase their children's grades to be admitted to those universities.
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