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crime2 years ago

Felicity Huffman Opens Up About College Admissions Scandal and Her Daughter's Future

Actress Felicity Huffman speaks out for the first time about her involvement in the college admissions scandal, Operation Varsity Blues, admitting to breaking the law in order to give her daughter a chance at a future. Huffman reveals that she believed college-admission consultant Rick Singer's criminal scheme was her only option. She served 11 days in prison for conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest service mail fraud. The FBI raided her home, waking her daughters at gunpoint, as part of the investigation.

via Variety|
#college-admissions-scandal#crime#fbi-raid
crime2 years ago

Felicity Huffman Opens Up About College Admissions Scandal and Promotes Women's Rehab Group

Actress Felicity Huffman speaks out for the first time about her involvement in the college-admission scandal, admitting to paying $15,000 to falsify her daughter's SAT results. Huffman expresses regret and explains that she believed it was her only option to secure her daughter's future. She served 11 days in prison, paid a fine, and performed community service. Now, she is promoting the nonprofit organization A New Way of Life, which helps formerly incarcerated women reintegrate into society. Huffman has joined the organization's board of directors and aims to use her experience to bring about positive change.

via KABC-TV|
#a-new-way-of-life#college-admission-scandal#crime
legal2 years ago

Appeals court overturns two 'Varsity Blues' scandal convictions.

The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston has overturned the fraud convictions of two wealthy fathers, John Wilson and Gamal Aziz, charged with involvement in the college admissions scandal known as "Operation Varsity Blues." The probe exposed inequalities in higher education and resulted in more than 50 guilty pleas, including by actors Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman. The parents were accused of conspiring with the scheme's mastermind, California admissions consultant William "Rick" Singer, to win college admission for their children through bribery, rigging entrance exams, and fabricating athletic skills. The appeals court set aside all of Aziz's convictions and all of Wilson's convictions except for filing a false tax return, which was upheld.

via Reuters|
#appeals-court#bribery#college-admissions-scandal