(Reuters) – The American actress Felicity Huffman, who was one of the headliners of the television series "Desperate Housewives", joined Tuesday the prison center where she will serve a 14-day prison sentence for her involvement in a huge fraud scandal at university admissions.
Huffman, 56, presented herself at California's federal prison in Dublin, 560 km north of Los Angeles, the spokeswoman said in a statement.
She has been convicted in a massive academic fraud scandal that has highlighted the benefits to the better-off of accessing the most prestigious institutions in the United States, and how far some parents are willing to go. to go so that their children integrate these universities to the detriment of other candidates.
The woman who was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar in 2005 for her role in the film "Transamerica" was also fined $ 30,000 (about 27,000 euros) and performed 250 hours of community service.
Barbara Goldberg in New York; Jean Terzian for French service
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