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American actress Felicity Huffman was sentenced to 14 days in prison for their participation in a college admissions scandal.

The Desperate Housewives star admitted on a payment of $15,000 (£11,500) to have your daughter in the exam answers are secretly corrected in the year 2017.

you also need to hours 250 social and to pay a $30,000 fine.

the parents and athletics coaches were invited among 50 people who were indicted in the scheme, but none of The Children .

"There are no excuses or justifications for my actions. Time," Williams said in a statement after her conviction. "I would like to community again, My Daughter , my husband, My Family and education for my actions.

"And, in particular, I would like to apologize to The Students who work hard to get to school Every Day , and their parents, who make tremendous sacrifices, the support of their children. "

judge Indira Talwani said that she believes Huffman has accepted full responsibility for their actions, but "trying to be a good mother is no excuse", which she did.

you have to report to prison in Six Weeks . The state had asked lawyers for a month in prison and a $20,000 fine.

The parents pay in the college-fraud investigations allegedly bribed, had exams, changed, and had even edited your children in stock photos to fake athletic talents on applications.

prosecutors say they have managed to fraudulently secure points for the youth in elite universities in the United States, including Yale, Georgetown and Stanford University.

Huffman pleaded guilty E-mail and honest services fraud in may. She is sentenced to The First parent part in the scandal.

their legal Department had asked for a year of probation instead of prison time, 250 hours of community service and a $ 20,000 fine.

But prosecutors wrote in a note last week that "neither the probation nor the home of the birth (in a big house in the Hollywood Hills with an infinity pool) would be useful to punishment or deterring others from committing similar crimes".

Huffman worked with the fraud, confessed mastermind, distort singer, William,, a college entrance exam score for their oldest daughter, Sophia, Macy.

the singer arranged for Sophia, her SAT test in a special place, a test widely used for college admissions in the United States. Your result is a great improvement on their previous score was.

In a letter to judge Talwani, Huffman is a good mother, wrote: "In my desperation, I talked myself in to believing that everything I did was My Daughter a fair Chance. "

"I see the irony in this statement now because of what I've done, is The Opposite of fair. I've broken The Law , cheated on her, the education community, to betray My Daughter and failed My Family . "

Huffman said in her letter to The Judge that her daughter had nothing of the fraud and was devastated to find it.

The Actress wrote: "When My Daughter looked at me and asked me, with tears streaming down her face," Why didn't you believe in me? Why didn \ ' T you think I could make it on My Own ?' I had no adequate answer for you.

"I could only say, 'I'm sorry. I was scared, and I was stupid. 'In my blind panic, I did the exact thing I was desperate to avoid.

"I've compromised My Daughter in the future, the wholeness of My Family and My Own integrity. "

prosecutors said Huffman to have precautions singer cheat for your younger daughter also made the decision against you.

Huffman's husband, Actor William H Macy also had contact with the singer, although Mr. Macy has been spared, fees.

Although Huffman was charged with The Most distinguished personages, paid to the smallest of sums allegedly, the parents charged scandal divides, according to court documents.

Lori Loughlin , another Hollywood actress, mired in the scandal together with her husband, has pleaded Not Guilty to the payment of $500,000 for the bribery to have their daughters to the University of Southern California accepted as members of the rowing national team.

Mrs Loughlin is in court at 2. October .

Source of news: bbc.com