Felicity Huffman released from prison after serving 11-day sentence

Huffman must complete 250 hours of community service and a year’s probation

Felicity Huffman has been released from prison early.

The actor, who had been sentenced to 14 days behind bars, walked free on Friday after serving 11 days.

A statement provided by the Federal Bureau of Prisons to The Independent states that Huffman was “released from the custody of the Bureau of Prisons today, 25 October, 2019”.

The BOP’s statement points to a rule stating that if an inmate’s release date falls on a weekend or on a legal holiday, then they will be freed on the last preceding weekday instead.

Huffman began serving her sentence on 15 October. A previous report by TMZ stated that she would only serve 13 days, having already completed one day towards her sentence during pre-sentencing proceedings. This means her release date would have fallen on this coming Sunday.

The actor was sentenced on 14 September after pleading guilty to conspiracy and fraud in the college admissions scandal. She had been accused of paying $15,000 to increase her daughter’s test score.

In addition to her prison sentence, Huffman was handed a $30,000 fine. She must also complete 250 hours of community service and a year’s probation.

“I was frightened, I was stupid, and I was so wrong,” Huffman said back when she received her sentence.

She was the first parent sentenced in the scandal.

Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli have also been charged in the case. A new indictment recently brought additional charges against them, meaning the pair are now facing charges of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and honest services mail and wire fraud, conspiracy to commit federal programmes bribery, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

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