What happened to Felicity Huffman from Desperate Housewives? Current whereabouts explored

Felicity Huffman, known for her role as Lynette Scavo on Desperate Housewives, was part of a group that was named and charged by the U.S. Attorney's Office on March 12, 2019, in connection with a nationwide cheating scandal involving college entrance exams.

The authorities alleged that Felicity Huffman had paid a significant amount of money ($15,000 to be specific) as a donation to the Key Worldwide Foundation which was in reality, a fee paid by her to someone who would pose as her daughter Sophia while taking the SAT, that would result in her scoring more than anticipated.

After her falsity came to light, she was arrested from her home in California on March 12, 2024, by the authorities and charged with allegations of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services fraud.

After some to and fro that involved her taking responsibility for the crimes as well as her being sentenced, on September 13, 2019, she was eventually sentenced to 14 days in jail along with a year of supervised release. Additionally, she was fined $30,000 and ordered to do 250 hours of community service.

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The current whereabouts of Felicity Huffman from Desperate Housewives revealed

Felicity Huffman's current whereabouts explored (Image via Getty)

After Felicity Huffman was arrested in 2019 among several others, concerning tampering with her daughter, Sophia's SAT score she was given sentences of varying kinds depending on the nature of her confessions in each trial.

However, eventually, as previously mentioned, in September 2019, she was given a final sentencing which required her to spend 14 days in jail and take part in supervised release for a year. She was also asked to compensate the government for her acts and was fined and ordered to do community service.

On October 15, 2019, Huffman started serving her sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California. On October 25, 2019, Huffman was released from custody despite her actual date of release being October 27, 2019. This was done because the actual date of Huffman's release fell on a weekend in which case jail mates are released on the last working weekday.

As of 2024, Huffman has been acting in theatre and television, with her most recent projects after her being released from jail being Hir (a theatre production released in 2024), The Good Doctor/Good Lawyer (a television show released in 2023), and Criminal Minds: Evolution (a television show released in 2024).

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What does Felicity Huffman have to say about the scandal and its impact on her life?

Felicity Huffman's life has been severely impacted after the Varsity Blues scandal (Image via Getty)

Since being released from jail, Felicity Huffman has appeared in public interviews narrating her ordeal about the whole fiasco stating over and over that she felt compelled to attempt forgery to give her daughter a chance at a good life. She also revealed that she contemplates committing the crime.

In an exclusive interview with Eyewitness News on Friday, December 1, 2023, Huffman expressed her interest in being associated with an organization called "A New Way of Life," a non-profit organization that helps rehabilitate previously imprisoned women by providing them with necessary requisites.

"I want to use my experience and what I've gone through and the pain to bring something good, which is to shine a light on Susan Burton's organization called A New Way of Life."

Talking about her own experience with the organization where she did her community service, she said:

"I said, I'm here to apply to work but I understand if you don't want me. And Susan looked at me and said (expletive) yeah, I want you!"

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Felicity Huffman's husband William H. Macy was not indicted in the case about SAT score tampering related to their daughter. During the entire process of Huffman being reprimanded and charged Macy stood beside her.