Tearful Felicity Huffman admits role in U.S. college admissions scandal


  • World
  • Monday, 13 May 2019

Actor Felicity Huffman arrives at the federal courthouse to face charges in a nationwide college admissions cheating scheme in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., May 13, 2019. REUTERS/Katherine Taylor

BOSTON (Reuters) - Actress Felicity Huffman tearfully pleaded guilty on Monday to paying to rig a college entrance exam for her daughter, part of a wide-ranging scandal in which wealthy parents used fraud to secure their children spots at prominent U.S. universities.

The onetime star of the television series "Desperate Housewives" pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to a conspiracy charge related to her payment of $15,000 to have someone secretly correct her daughter's answers on the SAT exam.

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