In 2019, this Emmy-winning TV housewife paid a fixer $15,000 to quietly correct her daughter's SAT answers — and became the first parent sentenced in a nationwide scandal.
The full story
Felicity Huffman pleaded guilty in the 2019 college-admissions scandal to paying $15,000 to have her daughter's SAT answers corrected, serving 11 days in federal prison plus a fine and community service. Lori Loughlin later served two months in the same case.
The clues we handed out
— The FBI called it Operation Varsity Blues.
— She served 11 days of a 14-day sentence at a federal facility in California.
— A co-defendant actress — TV's favorite aunt — got two months over fake rowing photos.
— She lived on Wisteria Lane for eight seasons.
— Initials: F.H.
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ALLEGEDLY* edition No. 29. Three strikes to name Felicity Huffman, with a free clue
unlocked after every miss.
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