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Federal prosecutors have said that actress Felicity Huffman should serve her role in college swindle, but her plea agreement, obtained by USA TODAY, indicates that they plan to recommend a number in the party lower of this scale.

The plea agreement does not specify the length of his sentence of imprisonment. However, using the penalty algebra used by the DOJ, once Huffman's offense, the confession of guilt and the money involved in the crime accounted for, this figure is is in the range of four to ten months, according to the New York Times and CNN. .

Under the terms of the agreement signed by Huffman on April 4 and announced four days later, his prison term will be followed by a year of probation. She also agrees to waive the $ 15,000 she has paid for having her SAT's senior daughter correct her SAT exam. Huffman must also pay a fine of $ 20,000, with financial compensation at the time of sentencing.

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The filing also indicates that if Huffman, 56, does not assume full responsibility for his crime at the plea hearing or commits new offenses or hinders justice in the meantime, DOJ will oppose any reduction of his sentence ".

Felicity Huffman is appearing before a federal court in Boston on April 3, 2019 to face charges in connection with a corruption scandal in national colleges. (Photo: Charles Krupa / AP)

The maximum penalty for his mail and honest service offenses is a 20-year prison sentence, the forfeiture of money used in the crime, a $ 250,000 fine and some other form of restitution.

Huffman, who The accepted responsibility and remorse expressed in her statement last week in which she announced her plea agreement, must be sent to a federal court in the afternoon of May 21, according to the website of the Ministry of Justice .

The other defendants, Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli, filed court documents Monday indicating their intention to plead not guilty. They also face another charge of conspiracy for money laundering crime.

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