On September 13, 2019, local time, In Boston, USA, the well-known American actress Felicity Hoffman and her husband William Hoffman H. Messi appeared in court. Visual China figure
On September 13, local time, Felicity Huffman, a well-known American actress who was indicted for being involved in the admission fraud case of a prestigious school, once again went to the Boston court and was sentenced to two weeks in prison by female judge Indira Talwani, and the specific sentence date is expected to be determined. In this regard, she became popular with the American drama "Desperate Housewives" and became the first parent to close the case among more than thirty defendants in the case, and whether her acting career will be seriously affected by this is still unknown.
The entire final trial lasted just over an hour, as Hoffman had already chosen to plead guilty as early as May. At yesterday's trial, the prosecution and defense argued that the focus of the debate was nothing more than whether she should serve her sentence and how much she should be sentenced to — in contrast, another actress in the same case, Lori Loughlin, chose not to plead guilty, so her lawsuit is expected to drag on for a long time, and if convicted, the punishment will certainly be heavier than Hoffman's sentence.
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In court, Hoffman said: "No matter what you decide in the end, it is my own fault." I would like to express my deep apologies to all the students, parents, and schools who have been seriously affected by my actions. In addition, she also paid tribute to her husband, William W. Bush, the star of the American version of "Shameless" (Shameless). William H. Macy and their two daughters apologized for her wrongdoings and the chain reaction that led to the revelations of the scandal that implicated her family.
It is worth mentioning that Messi was not charged in any way in the case and only appeared in court as a witness. But many people in the anecdotes believe that the wife is involved in this matter, the husband can not be completely unaware, but the United States and even the world's families are probably the same, in the issue of children's growth and education, it is always the mother rushing in front, the result is a problem, and often by the woman to carry the pot.
In the beginning, Felicity Hoffman spent $15,000 to get her eldest daughter into a prestigious school, entrusting an intermediary named William Singer to help operate and create false test results. As a result, Massachusetts prosecutors initially expressed hope the court would sentence her to two decades in prison to follow suit. After months of tug-of-war, the sentence proposed by the prosecution was eventually reduced to one month. Hoffman's team of lawyers hopes that the judge will consider whether the client has repented and can sentence her to a fine or a suspended sentence.
Earlier this month, Eva Longoria, who starred with Hoffman in "Desperate Housewives", and Marc Cherry, the show's creator, both wrote a letter of intercession to the female judge, Indira Tavani, vouching for Hoffman's integrity, this time the mistake was purely isolated, and she was also seduced and deceived, so she was dizzy, hoping that the judge could raise her hands and fall lightly.
At the same time, Hoffman himself wrote a written letter to the judge to defend himself in the final defense. She said: "I just desperately wanted to be a good mother, and I thought that all I was doing was just to give my daughter a fair chance. I swear that my daughter would not be able to get into a prestigious school, and that was not something I cared about then or now. I did that just to create an opportunity for her so that her acting talent could be used. ”
However, prosecutors apparently could not accept Hoffman's "good mother" claims. After all, the evidence of her involvement in the case was conclusive, and when the case was cracked, the police found that she had begun to consider how to follow the law and send her second daughter to a prestigious school through this fraudulent way. So, in court, prosecutors again accused Hoffman of not being fully aware of his mistake. "Parenthood is not an excuse for committing a crime." Prosecutors told Hoffman: "Every year millions of parents send their children to college, but they don't spend money on fake test scores for their children. ”
Felicity Hoffman in Desperate Housewives
Felicity Hoffman was born in New York in 1962 to a wealthy family. She grew up in a boarding private school and loved acting. In addition to "Desperate Housewives," she was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress in 2006 for Transamerica. This year, she played Linda Fairstein, a New York female prosecutor, in "When They See Us," an American drama about the Central Park Gang of Five case. The show received seven Emmy nominations, and it's believed Hoffman should wait until the September 22 awards ceremony before reporting to prison.