University scandal in the US

University scandal in the US

Huffman admits through tears

The Desperate Housewives actress, like other prominent parents, wanted to give her daughter access to an elite U.S. university. She has now pleaded guilty in court, she faces a jail term.

Remorseful court appearance: In the high-college bribery scandal in the US, actress Felicity Huffman officially pleaded guilty on Monday. According to the notice from the public prosecutor's office in Boston, Massachusetts, a female judge is scheduled to announce the sentence on September 13. According to the will of the prosecution, the Desperate Housewives star is to receive at least four months in prison as well as a suspended sentence and serve a $20,000 fine.

Huffman, who has two daughters from her marriage to actor William H. Macy, had already admitted her guilt in April. She allegedly paid $15,000 in bribes to ensure her eldest daughter's responses were subsequently amended in the nationwide placement test SAT.

Accompanied by her brother, Huffman appeared in court on Monday, US magazine People reported. She had tearfully stood in front of the judge and again asserted that her daughter was unaware of the scam. With "deep regret and shame" for her actions, she would take full responsibility for her actions, Huffman had explained back in April.

The college bribery scandal had drawn wide circles in previous months. Among the dozens of defendants are actress Lori Loughlin from the sitcom "Full House" and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli. They allegedly paid $500,000 to falsely pass on their two daughters as rowers and accommodate them through the sports team at USC in California.

The couple pleaded ' not guilty ' to charges of fraud and money laundering in April, with a trial now coming. In the event of a guilty verdict, longer prison sentences and sensitive fines are looming.