Felicity Huffman has officially been sentenced to 14 days in prison [1] following her involvement in the college admissions scandal [2] earlier this year. The actress was sentenced to a brief prison sentence, fined $30,000, a year of supervised release, and 250 hours of community service in a Boston federal courtroom on Friday afternoon.
According to reporters who were in the courtroom, Felicity took a moment to apologise for her part in the scandal, saying, "I take full responsibility for my actions . . . I am prepared to accept whatever sentence you deem fit."
On April 8, the actress, along with 13 other parents and one coach, pleaded guilty [3] to "using bribery and other forms of fraud to facilitate their children's admission to selective colleges and universities." A month later, Felicity pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston [4]. "I am in full acceptance of my guilt, and with deep regret and shame over what I have done, I accept full responsibility for my actions and will accept the consequences that stem from those actions," Felicity said in a statement [5]. "I am ashamed of the pain I have caused my daughter, my family, my friends, my colleagues and the educational community."
She also made it clear that her 18-year-old daughter, Sofia Grace, did not know about her actions. "My daughter knew absolutely nothing about my actions, and in my misguided and profoundly wrong way, I have betrayed her," she added. "This transgression toward her and the public I will carry for the rest of my life. My desire to help my daughter is no excuse to break the law or engage in dishonesty."