Felicity Huffman to plead guilty in college scam

Actress Felicity Huffman has agreed to plead guilty in the college admissions cheating scandal.

Felicity Huffman at the 70th Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California - Monday September 17, 2018. [Photo: IC]

Court documents made public Monday show Huffman and 12 other prominent parents will plead guilty in the scheme.

Huffman was accused of paying $15,000 (USD) to have a proctor boost her older daughter's SAT score.

Huffman was among 50 people charged in what authorities have described as the biggest college admissions scam ever prosecuted by the U.S. Justice Department.

Officials say parents paid an admissions consultant to rig their children's test scores and bribe coaches at elite universities to designate their kids as athletic recruits.

Fellow actress Lori Loughlin and Loughlin's fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, are also charged in the scam. They are not among those who've agreed to plead guilty and haven't publicly addressed the allegations.

(Story includes material sourced from AP)