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Actress Felicity Huffman Sentenced For Admissions Scandal Actress Felicity Huffman Sentenced For Admissions Scandal
Actress Felicity Huffman Sentenced For Admissions Scandal Westchester native Felicity Huffman will spend time behind bars for her role in the nation’s largest college admissions scandal. The 56-year-old former “Desperate Housewives” star, who grew up in Bedford, was sentenced on Friday, Sept. 13 to 14 days in jail, a $30,000 fine, one year of supervised release and 250 hours of community service. Huffman pleaded guilty in May to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. She will turn herself in on Friday, Oct. 25 to begin her stint in jail. "There are no excuses or justifications for my actions. Period," Huffman said in a s…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Law Firm Places Prominent Greenwich Attorney On Leave Amid College Bribery Scheme Charges Law Firm Places Prominent Greenwich Attorney On Leave Amid College Bribery Scheme Charges
Law Firm Places Prominent Greenwich Attorney On Leave Amid College Bribery Scheme Charges Update:  The Manhattan-based law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP issued a statement announcing that "co-chair Gordon Caplan has been placed on leave and will have no further firm management responsibilities," the firm announced Wednesday, March 13 one day after Caplan was charged criminally in a national scheme to rig the admissions system for the country’s most elite schools. Original report: A prominent area attorney is among the dozens of high-profile coaches, celebrities and wealthy parents embroiled in a college admissions bribery scheme. Greenwich resident Gordon Cap…

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by Zak Failla
News
Bedford Native Felicity Huffman Out On Bail After College Cheating Arrest Bedford Native Felicity Huffman Out On Bail After College Cheating Arrest
Bedford Native Felicity Huffman Out On Bail After College Cheating Arrest Northern Westchester native Felicity Huffman has been released on a $250,000 bond a day after she reportedly woke up to something out of a scene of a movie. Huffman, 56, who grew up in Bedford, was among dozens of prominent celebrities, wealthy parents and coaches to be implicated in “Operation Varsity Blues,” an alleged college admissions bribery scam. According to reports, the former "Desperate Housewives star was woken up at her Hollywood Hills home at approximately 6 a.m. Tuesday, March 12 when armed FBI agents ordered her to surrender. She later appeared in court with 10 other suspects…

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by Zak Failla