Prosecutors recommend Felicity Huffman receive 4 months in prison for her part in the college admissions scandal

• Actress Felicity Huffman appeared in federal court in Boston on Monday afternoon to plead guilty in the college admissions scandal.
• Prosecutors recommended Huffman receive a four-month prison sentence and a fine of $20,000 for her role in the scandal. 
• Prosecutors said in a March criminal complaint that Huffman paid the scheme's ringleader, William "Rick" Singer, $15,000 to have someone cheat on a college entrance exam for her eldest daughter.
• She was charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud in March. She agreed to plead guilty in April.
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Actress Felicity Huffman appeared in Boston federal court on Monday to plead guilty in her role in the college admissions scandal. 

Prosecutors recommended that Huffman receive a four-month prison sentence and a fine of $20,000 in exchange for the guilty plea, WHDH reporter Justin Dougherty said. Her plea agreement also recommended 12 months of supervised release.

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