Felicity Huffman husband rubs her back after sentencing in college admission scandal

A court on Thursday convicted actress Felicity Huffman in college admission scandal, sentencing her to 14 days in prison.

Also read: Actresses Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin charged in US college admissions cheating scam

According to reports, US District Judge Indira Talwani sentenced Huffman to prison term and a $30000 fine, supervised release for one year and 250 hours of community service.

Actor William H. Macy, husband of Felicity Huffman rubbed his wife’s back and held her hand as they left the courtroom.

The college scandal made headlines in April when two Hollywood actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin have been charged in nation’s largest college cheating scam.

The An investigation called “Varsity Blues” revealed that a number of parents were involved in a fraud to get their children admitted into elite colleges.

After Huffman’s conviction, prosecutors will seek sentences for other parents nominated in the case.

The parents of students including the two Hollywood actresses paid millions of dollars as bribes in their efforts to get their children into elite schools.