Felicity Huffman could get four months in jail for paying $15k to boost daughter's SAT scores

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The maximum sentence is 20 years, but prosecutors recommended four months.

Actor Felicity Huffman pleaded guilty on Monday for her role in the college admission scandal and will likely spend some time in jail.

News of the bribery scandal raised concerns about the college admission process as a whole and the uneven playing field that applicants face. Some questioned how this would affect the placement of the children at their respective colleges and universities. Actress Felicity Huffman was expected to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud at Boston's John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse on May 13. JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP/Getty Images

Huffman was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. The two charges were punishable by 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss from the crime.

 

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Have you ever been to Nigeria, with less than $10k you can get a DEGREE!

I wish her well. Lesson learned

Does that mean Lori is going to get a life sentence?

With celebrity privilege I’d be shocked if she stepped foot in jail 😂

I've got more respect for this one. She plead guilty, she admitted, what she had done. She put all her cards on the table, now we'll see what cards she is holding. Let's see who she is going to make nervous.

Just 4?!

it will never happen. Like Jussy, she has true privilege, celebrity privilege

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