Felicity Huffman pleads guilty in college admissions scandal

Felicity Huffman pleaded guilty in a Boston courtroom Monday to a fraud conspiracy charge for her role in a brazen test-fixing and bribery scheme that has sent the once-beloved actress' reputation and career prospects tumbling.

Huffman, 56, has admitted to paying $15,000 to William "Rick" Singer, a Newport Beach college admissions consultant, to inflate her daughter's SAT score.

Prosecutors have recommended a sentence at the low end of guidelines that call for four to 10 months in prison, according to Huffman's plea deal and federal sentencing guidelines. She will also pay a $20,000 fine.

But Huffman's attorneys said in her plea agreement that they would reserve the right to argue that her sentence should be calculated at a