Felicity Huffman, Mail Fraud, Massachusetts 2019

BOSTON - In a shocking turn of events, Hollywood actress Felicity Huffman, 56, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud in a federal court in Boston.

According to the charging documents, Huffman conspired to pay Rick Singer $15,000 to participate in the college entrance exam scheme for her oldest daughter.

Huffman's plea agreement, which was accepted by the court, calls for the government to recommend a sentence at the low end of the Guidelines sentencing range, one year of supervised release, a fine of $20,000, restitution and forfeiture.

U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani scheduled sentencing for September 13, 2019. The charge of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud provides for a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss, whichever is greater.

The details contained in the court documents are allegations and the remaining defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

Huffman, a resident of Los Angeles, Calif., is the second parent to plead guilty in the college admissions scandal, following Devin Sloane, 53, who also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud.

Sloane, also of Los Angeles, Calif., pleaded guilty to conspiring to pay Singer $250,000 to participate in the college recruitment scheme for his oldest son. His plea agreement calls for a sentence of one year and one day in prison, one year of supervised release, a fine of $75,000, restitution and forfeiture. Sentencing for Sloane is set for September 10, 2019.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/two-parents-college-admission-case-plead-guilty