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Felicity Huffman says college admissions scandal was 'only option' to help her daughter

Actress Felicity Huffman exits the courthouse after facing charges for allegedly conspiring to commit mail fraud and other charges in the college admissions scandal at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston on April 3, 2019.

LOS ANGELES — Felicity Huffman knows she took extreme and illegal measures to ensure her daughter's academic success. But the actor says that she "felt like I would be a bad mother if I didn't do it."

The "Desperate Housewives" star was among the numerous high-profile parents caught up in the

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