Update 09/13/2019 4:22pm:

Actress Felicity Huffman was sentenced to 14 days in prison on Friday (September 13) for paying $15,000 to alter her daughter's SAT test, which was included in the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal. Huffman was also fined $30,000 and she will turn herself in to begin her 2 weeks behind bars on Oct. 25. 

During her sentencing hearing, Huffman told the court, "I am deeply sorry to the students, parents, colleges and universities impacted by my actions. I have inflicted more damage (on her daughter) than I could've ever imagined. I was frightened, I was stupid and I was so wrong. I am deeply ashamed of what I have done."

Source: TMZ

Update 09/06/2019 10:55pm:

According to multiple sources, Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman is facing a month in federal prison and a $20,000 fine for her role in the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal. Huffman pleaded guilty back in May when prosecutors originally recommended she spend 4 to 10 months in prison. 

The prosecution say in court documents that their desire to see Huffman serve prison time is that: "Some period of incarceration is the only meaningful sanction for these crimes. Not because the defendants' relative wealth has generated public resentment, but because jail is a particularly meaningful response to this kind of offense. For wrongdoing that is predicated on wealth and rationalized by a sense of privilege, incarceration is the only leveler: in prison everyone is treated the same, dressed the same, and intermingle regardless of affluence, position or fame."

Huffman's legal team offered up their own recommendation, calling for one year of probation, 250 hours of community service, and the $20,000 fine. According to Huffman's attorneys, she does not need to serve actual prison time because the fallout from the case has already made it difficult to land auditions. Moreover, Huffman's daughter has been unable to get into a performing arts program at a major college, even those who don't require SAT scores. 

Update 05/13/2019 2:18pm:

According to reports, Felicity Huffman entered a guilty plea for her involvement in the college admissions scandal. Others involved like actress Lori Loughlin and her husband have entered not guilty pleas.

Previously, Huffman said, “I am in full acceptance of my guilt, and with deep regret and shame over what I have done, I accept full responsibility for my actions and will accept the consequences that stem from those actions.” Reports noted that Huffman will not be sentenced for a few weeks, but she is expected to receive months in prisons for her involvement in the scandal.

source: The Blast

Update 03/12/2019 10:46pm:

Actress Felicity Huffman was arrested after seven federal agents came to her Hollywood Hills home with their guns drawn on Tuesday (March 12) morning.

This comes after Huffman was indicted for conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. She is accused of giving a $15,000 charitable contribution for her oldest daughter to get special treatment for her SAT exam, which allowed Huffman's daughter twice the amount of time to finish the test and for the paid proctor to correct the exam's wrong answers. 

Full House actress Lori Loughlin was also indicted in the federal investigation, but federal agents were unable to arrest her, as she was shooting a project in Vancouver. According to TMZ, Loughlin's husband Mossimo Giannulli was arrested and she plans to turn herself in when she returns to L.A.  

Source: TMZ

Original 03/12/2019 3:04pm:

A massive bribery scam involving some of the most elite colleges in the country has recently been uncovered, in an indictment that's found actresses, Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin, charged with 48 others for their roles in the alleged scandal. 

The charges include conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud, while the scam reportedly involved money sent to a California businessman who promised to get applicants into the colleges of their choice. That man has since been revealed to be William Rick Singer, the ringleader of the scam who created a fake non-profit, charitable foundation that served as a front to launder payments from the parents.

The method used by Singer was to funnel the money to athletic coaches and SAT/ACT administrators, who would create fabricated profiles for the students in question while correcting their answers on standardized tests and exams. Singer would then instruct the parents to write off the alleged bribes as tax-deductible "donations" to his non-profit.

The feds have revealed that most parents paid between $200k and $400k for Singer's help, though some payments apparently went for as high as $6.5 million. Altogether, it's been reported that investigators uncovered about $25 million in bribes.  

Meanwhile, Loughlin, along with her husband Mossimo Giannulli (the founder of Mossimo clothing), allegedly paid $500,000 to have their 2 daughters designated as recruits for the USC crew team, despite the fact that they did not actually participate in crew. To make their new profiles more believable, however, the feds say Mossimo sent action photos of their daughters on rowing machines. 

Additionally, Huffman, and her husband, actor William H. Macy, have been accused of making a "charitable contribution" of $15,000 to participate in a cheating scheme on behalf of their eldest daughter, paying for her to be given twice the amount of time to take the SATs compared to other students. If that wasn't enough, the paid proctor agreed to secretly correct her answers afterward, which led to a score that was 400 points over her PSAT.

Furthermore, the feds say they have recorded phone calls from Loughlin and Huffman talking about the alleged scheme with a witness who was cooperating with investigators. 

As for the charges, while they range from conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud for the actresses, Singer has reportedly already pleaded guilty to racketeering charges.

Source: TMZ