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Felicity Huffman likely to face some prison time in college admissions scandal

In announcing that she would plead guilty in the college admissions scandal, Felicity Huffman said she “will accept the consequences that stem from those actions.” But what will those consequences be? Here is a breakdown: The crime Prosecutors said Huffman paid $15,000 for a 36-year-old Harvard graduate to correct her daughter’s answers on the SAT, giving the girl a 400-point boost over a previous score. Huffman later discussed pursuing a similar scheme for her younger daughter, according to court records. Huffman is among dozens of parents facing charges in the still-ongoing investigation of shady practices involving wealthy families and prestigious schools across the U.S. Huffman was charged with fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud. The possible sentence Prosecutors have said they would ask for punishment at the low end of the sentencing scale for the actress, possibly less than a year. Manny Medrano, a defense attorney and former federal pr...

Dr. Dre deletes Instagram post about daughter's acceptance to USC: "No jail time!"

#DrDre #USC #CollegeAdmissions #College  Dr. Dre got some backlash over an Instagram post about his daughter's acceptance into the University of Southern California this weekend. He wanted to make sure people knew she got in on her own merits and he's not embroiled in the recent admissions scandal. But the music mogul neglected to mention he's donated millions to the school. Dr. Dre posted a photo of himself with his daughter, Truly Young, holding her USC acceptance letter. "My daughter got accepted into USC all on her own. No jail time!" the caption read. The message was a jab at celebrity parents like Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, who face criminal charges in a massive college admissions scam . Loughlin and her husband, designer Mossimo Giannulli, are accused of paying $500,000 as part of a bribery plot to help their daughters gain admittance to USC. The couple is among dozens of parents, test administrators and college coaches who were involved in ...

College admissions scandal highlights inequality of American education system

#CollegeAdmissions #Wealth #Privilege #TanyaMcDowell #LoriLoughlin #FelicityHuffman The recently revealed college admissions scandal, dubbed Operation Varsity Blues, has all the drama and intrigue of a Hollywood film: extreme wealth and privilege (alleged bribes of up to $6 million to get kids into elite schools), deception and, of course, celebrities and social influencers, notably actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion-giant husband Mossimo Giannulli, and actress Felicity Huffman. “This case is about the widening corruption of elite college admissions through the steady application of wealth combined with fraud,” said U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling at a press conference in Boston Tuesday. “There can be no separate college admissions system for the wealthy, and I’ll add there will not be a separate criminal justice system, either.” However, as the country fixates on the gross extortion by those who have the means to provide the best academic resources and advantages that ...