Felicity Huffman, 13 other people to plead guilty in the scandal of admissions to the university

Actress Felicity Huffman is among 14 accused in the college admissions scandal that should plead guilty, according to the Department of Justice.

Huffman, who played in the hit ABC "Desperate Housewives", admitted to having paid $ 15,000 for his eldest daughter to have unlimited time for the SAT test and have a supervisor to test and correct the answers.

William H. Macy, Huffman's husband, has not been indicted in the FBI investigation.

Huffman said Monday in a statement that she accepted full responsibility for her actions and would accept the consequences.

"I am ashamed of the pain I have caused to my daughter, my family, my friends, my colleagues and the world of education," Huffman said. "I want to apologize to them and, most of all, hard-working students every day to enter the university and to their parents who are making huge sacrifices to support their children and do it. honestly."

The actress also said that her daughter "knew absolutely nothing" from her contract with Singer and that she "betrayed" her child.

"This transgression to her and to the public that I will carry all my life," said Huffman.

The FBI investigation revealed a network of wealthy parents who would have paid the project organizer, William Rick Singer, millions of dollars to increase their children's chances of enrolling in selective colleges and universities like Yale, Georgetown and Stanford.

Last month, Singer pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, fraud plotting in the United States and obstruction of justice.

Huffman has agreed to plead guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and fraud related to honest services, according to federal prosecutors.

The maximum penalty for these charges is 20 years in prison and three years of supervised release and fines.

However, it is unlikely that Huffman spends nearly 20 years in prison since there have been no other accusations of fraud or violent criminal acts.

The date of the plea hearing has not yet been set.

Huffman appeared in Boston court on Wednesday along with compatriot Lori Loughlin, also accused of the scandal. None of the women pleaded at that time and the separate court appearances lasted only a few minutes.

Doha Madani is a reporter for NBC News.

Tom Winter

Tom Winter is a producer and reporter for the New York based NBC News investigation unit. It covers crime, courts, terrorism and financial fraud on the East Coast.