Felicity Huffman has fully completed her probation in college admissions bribery conviction
- Her legal team said that she’s completed the other stipulations of her sentence, including 250 hours of community service
- Huffman will now be able to use her passport and travel
- Her felony conviction in the states could complicate entry into certain areas
- The Emmy-winning actress was released from a federal prisons in Dublin, California in October of 2019 after she served 11 days in prison
- The Desperate Housewives star, 57, is mother to daughters Sofia, 19, and Georgia, 18, with husband William H. Macy, 70
Felicity Huffman has completed her probation in her college admissions bribery conviction.
The Desperate Housewives star, 57, who is mother to daughters Sofia, 19, and Georgia, 18, with husband William H. Macy, 70 – has finished her supervised release in connection with her conviction, including 250 hours of community service, according to her legal team, TMZ reported Sunday.
Huffman will now be able to use her passport and travel, though her felony conviction in the states could complicate entry into certain areas.
Happy days are here again: Felicity Huffman, 57, has completed her probation in her college admissions bribery conviction, and is now free to travel. The actress was snapped last year at the Golden Globes
The Emmy-winning actress was released from a federal prisons in Dublin, California in October of 2019 after she served 11 days in prison.
She was also fined $30,000 after she admitted to paying $15,000 for a proctor to correct wrong answers on her daughter Sofia’s SATs.
Huffman admitted to paying admissions official William Singer via his nonprofit Key Worldwide Foundation, which authorities said was set up as a front to accept bribes.
‘I broke the law,’ she said following her sentencing. ‘I have admitted that and I pleaded guilty to this crime. There are no excuses or justifications for my actions. Period … I was frightened. I was stupid, and I was so wrong.’
The Emmy-winning actress last year was seen with husband William H. Macy after a hearing in Boston
The Desperate Housewives star has finished her supervised release, her lawyers said
She added: ‘I can promise you that in the months and years to come that I will try and live a more honest life, serve as a better role model for my daughters and family and continue to contribute my time and energies wherever I am needed.’
The other Hollywood names uncovered as part of the federal investigation titled Operation Varsity Blues, actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, are slated to begin serving their sentences next month after they pleaded guilty in connection with conspiracy to commit wire fraud earlier this year.
Better times: Huffman and her family were seen a year ago at the 2019 Golden Globes
Next up: Lori Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, are slated to begin serving their sentences next month after they pleaded guilty in connection with conspiracy to commit wire fraud earlier this year. They were snapped in Boston last year
Both are due to turn themselves into custody on November 19 by 2 p.m. PT; Giannulli is set to serve his five-month prison sentence in at the federal prison in Lompoc, California, while Loughlin will serve her two-month sentence in at the federal prison in Victorville, California.
In agreement with their plea deals, Loughlin must also pay fines of $150,000 and complete 100 hours of community service.
Giannulli is slated to pay fines of $250,000, finish 250 hours of community service and remain on probation for two years.