Actress Felicity Huffman and 13 others to plead guilty in college admissions scheme

Actress Felicity Huffman and 13 others to plead guilty in college admissions scheme

Actress Felicity Huffman and 13 others will plead guilty for their involvement in a college admissions bribery scheme, prosecutors said Monday. Huffman will plead guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud, according to NBC News. She could spend upwards of 20 years in prison if given the maximum penalty. Huffman was charged as part of a bribery scheme in which she and several dozen other people paid an admissions counselor to help get their children into elite universities.

Schools ranging from Yale University and Georgetown University to the University of Southern California and Stanford University had students who were involved in the scandal.

Huffman had allegedly paid $15,000 to bribe a proctor to correct wrong answers on her daughter's SAT tests. Huffman released a statement Monday accepting her culpability in the bribery scheme.

"I am in full acceptance of my guilt, and with deep regret and shame over what I have done, I accept full responsibility for my actions and will accept the consequences that stem from those actions," Huffman said. "My daughter knew absolutely nothing about my actions, and in my misguided and profoundly wrong way, I have betrayed her. This transgression toward her and the public I will carry for the rest of my life," she added.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/actress-felicity-huffman-and-13-others-to-plead-guilty-in-college-admissions-scheme

Chinese woman arrested at Mar-a-Lago had device used to detect hidden cameras, thousands in cash in hotel room

A Chinese woman arrested at President Trump’s Florida resort had multiple electronic devices, including one that detected hidden cameras, and more than $7,500 in cash in her hotel room, according to prosecutors. Yujing Zhang appeared in court Monday for a hearing on whether she should be released on bond pending her trial. Zhang was arrested by Secret Service on March 30 at Mar-a-Lago. At the time of her arrest she was carrying two Chinese passports, four cellphones, a laptop, and a device containing malware.

She originally told authorities she was there to swim but later changed her story. A search of her Palm Beach hotel room found nine thumb drives, five cellphone SIM cards, more than $7,500 in cash, and a device used to detect hidden cameras, authorities said. “She lies to everyone she encounters,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Rolando Garcia said Monday, according to the Washington Post. However, Garcia said there is “no allegation” Zhang was involved in “any espionage.”

Zhang entered the U.S. legally on March 28, flying into Newark from Shanghai. Two days later she appeared at a Mar-a-Lago security checkpoint, telling security she was there to swim. Mar-a-Lago employees believed she was related to a member of the club and allowed her access to the property. Shortly after she was asked by a receptionist why she was there. Zhang said she was there for “a United Nations Chinese American Association event later in the evening,” according to the criminal complaint, but the receptionist said there was no such event. Zhang was then taken to a different location for questioning by Secret Service when she became “verbally aggressive.” She has been charged with lying to Secret Service about why she was at Mar-a-Lago. The Miami Herald reported last week that the FBI is investigating whether the Chinese are spying on Trump at his Florida resort. The investigation originally centered on Li “Cindy” Yang, a a South Florida business owner and Republican donor who has promoted events at Mar-a-Lago to Chinese business executives wanting access to Trump and his family.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/chinese-woman-arrested-at-mar-a-lago-had-device-used-to-detect-hidden-cameras-thousands-in-cash-in-hotel-room

Photo: here & additional information: From Jeb Bush to Trump: How Cindy Yang’s China-linked circle gained access

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/20190322/from-jeb-bush-to-trump-how-cindy-yangs-china-linked-circle-gained-access

>>6099876

Your not wrong, but I do wonder if she only plead guilty to keep eyes off of other nefarious activities.

Just makes you wonder..

>>6099952

Thinking we might look to CA, Fienstein, etc. It seems to have quite an influx of this population.

>>6099900

I think there is more to this story yet..I need to spend some time looking into the Jeb connection.