The 'Desperate Housewives' actress has been sentenced for her part in Operation Varsity Blues.
The Desperate Housewives actress, 56, was given 14 days in prison, one year of supervised release, 250 hours of community service and a fine of $30,000 by Judge Indira Talwani in Boston federal court on Friday. She must self-report to prison by Oct. 25.
— Suzy Byrne September 13, 2019 The federal sentencing guidelines for conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services fraud called for between zero and six months in prison, a legal expert told Yahoo Entertainment after Huffman pleaded guilty. Federal prosecutors recommended the low end — one month with a year of supervised release and a $20,000 fine. Meanwhile, Huffman’s legal team asked the judge to sentence her to one year of probation, a $20,000 fine and community service.
— Jonathan Hall September 13, 2019 Macy sat in the front row for the proceedings. Prosecutors made the case for Huffman to spend the one month in prison, saying she exhibited “deliberate and intentional criminal conduct.” They asked that “a message must be sent” and said “imprisonment is the only way to send that message.”
During Judge Talwani’s ruling, she said Huffman didn’t seek out the scheme — she had been working with college admissions consultant William “Rick” Singer legitimately for a year when Singer suggested the scam. However, she said Huffman still broke the law and added, “Trying to be a good mother does not excuse this.” She ended up giving Huffman a 14-day sentence.
Huffman submitted 27 letters of support to the judge ahead of the sentencing. One was from her husband, who was also referenced in the criminal complaint, which seemingly suggested he had knowledge of the scheme though he was not charged. He wrote that Huffman’s mother was “sometimes violent" with her when she was a child, which made her strive to be a supermom.
In Huffman’s own letter to Judge Talwani, she revealed her motivation was"desperation to be a good mom.” She said she had believed she was just “giving my daughter a fair shot” — because she had learning struggles. However, she acknowledged that she abandoned “my own moral compass and common sense” when she said “yes to a scheme of breaking the law.”
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