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Actress in US admission scam gets 14 days’ jail

NEW YORK: Felicity Huffman got two weeks in

jail

for rigging her daughter’s entrance-exam scores in the US college admissions scandal, the first parent to be sentenced in the sprawling case.

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In pronouncing the sentence, which includes a $30,000 fine, a year of probation and 250 hours of community service, the judge said a prison term was necessary because Huffman took “that next step” beyond the privilege she already enjoyed.

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