Felicity Huffmanis expected to post bail shortly after being taken into custody for her alleged involvement with acollege admissions cheating scaminvolving elite colleges and universities.
A judge ruled late Tuesday that the actress could be released on a $250,000 bond,according tothe Associated Press.
She was also ordered to hand over her passport and is scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing at a Boston court on March 29, Deadlinereports. She currently remains at the Downtown Los Angeles courthouse.
Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy.Trae Patton/NBC
Federal court records unsealed Tuesday in Boston name 50 people, including Huffman andFuller HouseactressLori Loughlin, who have been indicted as part of the alleged nationwide scheme, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts.
Athletic coaches from Yale, Stanford, the University of Southern California, Wake Forest and Georgetown, among others, are implicated, as well as parents and exam administrators, the release says.
William H. Macy, Georgia Macy, Felicity Huffman, Sophia Macy.Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty
Huffman, 56, allegedly gave $15,000 “to participate in the college entrance exam cheating scheme on behalf of her oldest daughter,” the indictment in the case states.
Federal agents secretly recorded telephone calls with Huffman and a cooperating witness, which allegedly show Huffman agreeing to pay the lage sum of money in order to help Sofia, 18, get a higher SAT score, the indictment states.
Loughlin allegedly gave $500,000 to say her child was part of the rowing team, when that was not true, the indictment states.
Some named in the court documentsallegedly paid bribes of up to $6 millionto get their children into elite colleges, according to federal prosecutors.
Federal agents secretly recorded telephone calls with Huffman and a cooperating witness, according to the court papers, and also obtained emails from Loughlin allegedly implicating her in the scam, the documents state.
source: people.com
