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US actress pleads guilty in college admissions scandal

Huffman faces up to 20 years in prison. In exchange for her plea, federal prosecutors will recommend incarceration at the "low end" of the sentencing range, a $20,000 fine and 12 months of supervised release. They will not bring further charges

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Felicity Huffman. Pic/AFP

Felicity Huffman. Pic/AFP

Washington: Hollywood actress Felicity Huffman has pleaded guilty to using bribery and other forms of fraud as part of the college admissions scandal, federal prosecutors in Boston said.'

On Monday, Huffman, the "Desperate Housewives" star, pleaded guilty to paying $15,000 to a fake charity associated with Rick Singer, who ran a college prep business and masterminded what prosecutors called the largest college admissions cheating scheme in the US, to facilitate cheating for her daughter on the SATs, CNN quoted the complaint as saying.

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