Actress Felicity Huffman was released on Friday morning from a federal prison in California two days before the end of a two-week sentence for her role in the college admissions scandal, authorities said.Huffman had one day of credit already banked for the day she was originally arrested and jailed
She is the first parent sentenced in a scandal involving dozens of wealthy parents accused of bribing their children's way into elite universities or cheating on college entrance examsThe Desperate Housewives star was released from the low-security prison for women because, under prison policy, inmates scheduled for weekend release are let out on Friday, the US Bureau of Prisons said.
Her husband, actor William H Macy, dropped off Huffman — aka inmate No 77806-112 — at the Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin in the San Francisco Bay Area on October 15, with one day of credit already banked for the day she was originally arrested and jailed., a $30,000 fine, 250 hours of community service and a year's probation after she pleaded guilty to fraud and conspiracy for paying an admissions consultant $15,000 to have a proctor correct her daughter's SAT answers.
The Emmy-award-winning actress tearfully apologised at her sentencing, saying,"I was frightened. I was stupid, and I was so wrong".Huffman was the first parent sentenced in a scandal involving dozens of wealthy parents accused of bribing their children's way into elite universities or cheating on college entrance exams.
What happened to people who set it up ?.
Sooooo....She goes to jail, but Weinswine is free Hmm! Seems legit!!!
Makes the judicial system look like an ass. JS
Should have been a $2.5m fine & a travel ban for 3 years. Rich people need to feel a punishment in the pocket & from real restrictions, not made up BS like this.
The privilege is ridiculous over there 🙄 god forbid it was a person of colour, middle to low income, regular joe
Privilege
It’s doubtful she was in real jail . It would be celebrity J Epstein jail lol.
She should’ve been in there for six months!
Ah ha, there one rules for the folks & there's the Hillary Clinton rule, only when or if Hillary stops blaming Russia for her 2016 loss will i stop annoying her.