Felicity Huffman Gets Fourteen Days In Prison

September 13, 2019 8:55 am

BOSTON (AP) – Actress Felicity Huffman has been sentenced to 14 days in prison for her role in the sweeping college admissions scandal .   The “Desperate Housewives” star was sentenced in Boston’s federal court Friday after pleading guilty in May to a single count of conspiracy and fraud.   She was also given a $30,000 fine, 250 hours of community service and a year of supervised release.  She has admitted to paying an admissions consultant $15,000 to have a proctor correct her daughter’s SAT exam answers in 2017.   Prosecutors had recommended a month in prison and a $20,000 fine. Huffman’s lawyers said she should get a year of probation, 250 hours of community service and a $20,000 fine.   Huffman said before sentencing that “I am deeply ashamed of what I have done. I have inflicted more damage than I could ever imagine.”   She’s the first parent to be sentenced among 34 charged in the scheme.  (Photo:  CNN)