allison says i need brenda narrating felicity huffman getting arrested.was the catchphrase of the show. >> they are well known and having the face of the scandal, they are just one of 33 different families involved in this. >> 33 parents were arrested, 50 people altogether. highly placed ceos, much more to come on this, rob lowe tweeted something. a lot of people feeling the same way he is about his son. look at this tweet, very proud of my honest, hard-working son. he said that in response to a tweet by his in, how hard he worked to get into college. he got so much backlash for saying that that he deleted the message. rhonda said i didn't read it as shade sticking up for his kids, kathy tweets my -- they studied. very much what is expected. >> that is what is expected, kids that did work hard to get into these schools. did you really do it on your own? >> parents paying to get it instead. >> much more. 27 after the top of the hour. the danger of the border, migrant children and the risks they face traveling toward our country and president obama's former

tmz is reporting that felicity huffman has been arrested and is in custody.horities found a california businessman who ran an operation helping students get into the college of their choice. authorities say the parents would pay the man money and then he would funnel it to a school sat/act administrator or a college athletic coach. the feds say if the money went to a college coach ... the coach would arrange a fake profile that listed the student as an athlete. if the money went to an exam administrator, the administrator would either hire a proctor to take the sat/act or correct the student's answers. huffman is best known for desperate housewives and laughlin is known for her role in full house. (dave)a mainly dry cold front will pass through the bay area today. isolated showers are possible but the main impact will be gusty northerly winds along the coast and in the hills creating blustery conditions into this evening. high pressure builds wednesday through the bay bridge wb ( darya ) that breaking news ... tmz is reporting that actresses felicity huffman

actress felicity huffman leaving court. one of the dozens of high powered celebrities, executives and coaches accused of forging documents and photos cheating on s.a.t.s and bribing school officials to get their children into elite universities. new details overnight on those charged. the punishments they could face and the spotlight this morning on wealth and privilege in america. >>> breaking overnight, severe weather. the new video just in. a tornado destroying several homes. many injuries reported. the storm heading into the plains today. blizzard conditions expected. >>> under pressure, new calls overnight for boeing to ground its new 737 jet after that deadly crash. the ceo speaking to president trump. the unexpected delay in the investigation. >>> consumer alert. a new batch of cosmetic products being recalled. the makeup possibly contaminated. >>> plus, the obesity epidemic among cats and dogs. just how bad it's getting. >>> and mitt romney and his birthday cake made of twinkies. the candle surprise explained. >>> g

among those arrested, actresses felicity huffman and "full house" star lori loughlin. today the accused ringleader of the $25 million scheme pleading guilty. we have it covered from college campuses to the courthouse, starting with pete williams at georgetown. and, pete, a lot of people have reason to be outraged about this story. >> reporter: including here in georgetown in washington, lester, where the former tennis coach is accused of taking $3 million to admit 12 students as players. nationwide, 50 people have been arrested, parents and the college coaches they're accused of bribing. the colleges are some of the nation's most elite, yale, stanford, ucla, eight in all. the fbi sayshetic records paid for by their parents. >> this is a case where they flaunted their wealth, sparing no expense to cheat the systems so they could set their children up for success with the best education money could buy. >> reporter: among those charged, "full house" actress lori loughlin, "desperate housewives" star felicity huffman, and top ceos and lawyers. at the center of the scam is

who can play felicity huffman better than felicity huffman. >> dana: i like william h. macy. >> greg: there's a couple things. people are as sinful as their options allow them to be. you have to ask yourself if this option were allowed for you to help your kid get a leg up, would you do it? we can dislike what they do but we have to wonder, what if we have that option? it does show a lot of people really enjoy the story because we have a biological revulsion to line cutting. everyone hates all kinds of line cutting, whether it's actual line cutting or immigration or college admission. it bugs us. we are programmed to be disgusted by people who don't get there the right way. >> jesse: bribing the coyotes, cutting in line in front of other people. >> greg: this is why i only have houseplants and not kids. i don't need to grease a gardeners palm to get him to trim my box was. stupid kids are a problem. >> jesse: i thought there were other reasons you didn't have kids. everybody's interested, there's the line cutting. they are looking at hard times. one of the recorded conv

felicity huffman also charged., among 33 parents paid millions of dollars to get the kids into elite colleges and universities. we just learned the black box from that ethiopian airlines crash will be sent overseas for analysis. no decision on where. the max 8 plane still flying in the us despite being banned from most international airspace. growing number of us lawmakers are calling for federal regulators to ground the planes but the faa says there is no basis for doing so. no deal, blocking teresa maps brexit deal for a second time. the parliament will vote between two options, either delay brexit or let the uk leave the eu without a deal. the uk is scheduled to part ways on march 28th. rob: another 3000 isis fighters or surrender in syria, terrorists waving the white flag is us back forces complete a final attack on the last final bastian, the last isis stronghold in that war-torn nation. the area is under constant attack, leading to the eventual defeat. family and friends will say their final goodbyes, sheriff

shannon: felicity huffman released on $250,000 bond. huffman and lori loughman and 50 other individuals implicated in a college admissions bribery scamming. how it worked and how i up into the ivy league world does it go. we give you details. stick around for laura trump who has plenty to say about that scandal and responds to the interview last night taking shots at the commander in chief, why she thinks the president -- dubbed the most dangerous radio show. welcome to fox news at night in new york. we begin with trace gallagher from our la bureau. good evening. >> operation varsity blues began in 2011 ended last month with 33 parents paying anywhere from 200,000, to $6.5 million to get their kids into elite colleges. federal agents say the scam was run by a college and career counseling and william singer would direct the parents to give the money to his charity and in turn use that money to bribe college coaches, administrators, even testing centers. the goal was to include sat and act scores or pretend nonathletes were star athletes

that is felicity huffman and lori loughlin.of them, according to authorities took different routes. in felicity huffman's case, attorneys for the doj say that she paid $15,000 to get her daughter's test scores altered. in the case of loughlin, authorities say her and her husband paid $500,000 to get her two daughters admitted to usc, on the crew team. when they never even rowed crew. just elaborate teams that never included those two actresses, but we're talking ceos of major companies, fashion designers, and a lot of people charged in this case dubbed operation varsity blues. more people are pleading guilty. we're expecting and it's possible more arrests will come down the line. as far as universities and how they're responding, essentially, they're distancing themselves from this. again, no universities have been charged in this case. dave and jessica. >> thanks. >>> breaking overnight, california governor gavin newsom just hours after posing a moratorium on the state's death penalty. that means an instant reprieve. the execu

another actress-- desperate housewives' felicity huffman -- is also charged. of paying $15,000 to get one of their daughter's sat scores boosted with help from the same fake charity.felicity huffman/ actress"i want to model for my daughters being a woman of agency, having a voice in the world and that means having influence, and having power, and to tell you the truth having money."randi kaye/ reporting"her husband, actor william h macy, has not been charged, but an affidavit shows he sat in on a meeting with the head of the sham charity, where the scam was apparently discussed. this was huffman talking with larry king back in 2016.. sounding like a concerned mom."felicity huffman/ actress"the last time i cried, uh, i would say 2 days ago. i was worried about my 16 year old. i'm sure all you moms can--"larry king/ show host"something bad?" felicity huffman/ actress"no, no just worried about their future."and in august that year-- she tweeted: "what are your best "hacks" for the back to school season?"in another tweet from 2017... she writes how visiting college

felicity huffman's husband -- actor william h macy, has not been charged. (justine) authorities say they busted a large west coast credit card west coast credit card "skimming" ring in sacramento. this is video from one of those cameras. deputies found it while searching the suspects' apartment. deputies say the suspects planted a camera near on the a-t-m's pinpad where a potential victim would punch in their number. after the man installs the camera at the a-t-m he comes back to add the skimming device. the suspects are accused of stealing credit card information from at least 40 people in the sacramento area. <"we know they've at least traveled through several states here on the west coast. and we're looking to see if they've victimized any more folks in other communities."> (justine) because police say the suspects had been stealing credit card info for months -- they warn skimming devices could still be out there. investigators say there are steps you can take to keep yourself safe. hide the keypad when you're plugging in your pin. check the machine to

now, felicity huffman was the top name on that list. she appeared here.as wearing glasses, a ponytail, a dark sweater. she looked somber. she spoke only to confirm her name and confirm that she understands the charges against her. now, the state, the government was asking for a high bond. they said the reason for that was like, look, we have got transcripts of phone calls on which she is talking about, in their words, bribery and she is being dishonest, so they asked for a high bond. in the end the bond was set at $250,000. the court said that she has $20 million in property assets plus another $4 million so she can afford it. her husband, william h. macy, was also in the courtroom. now, he is not specifically named in the charges against his wife. but in those charges it does say that this cooperating witness met with felicity huffman and her spouse at their los angeles home to talk about this deal. now, as you just heard in randi's package there, they allegedly paid $15,000 to get a fake test for their first daughter and then they were involved in negot

tmz is reporting that felicity huffman has been arrested and is in custody. the alleged scam was reportedly unearthed after authorities found a california businessman who ran an operation helping students get into the college of their choice. authorities say the parents would pay the man money and then he would <> will pass bay area isolated sho possible but the main impact will be gusty northerly winds along the coast and in the hills creating blustery conditions into this evening. high pressure builds wednesday through the weekend with no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. san mateo bridge less then 30 min from 880 to 101. golden gat bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. richmond bridge drive less than 20 min from the toll to 101 ( darya ) a big story this morning. two brothers from northern california were among the people killed in a plane crash in ethiopia. mel and bennett riffel were from redding. mourners at their old elementary school have started placing flowers at the base of a bell tow

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famous ceos and actors like tv stars lori loughlin and felicity huffman accused of scamming schools. cheating on tests and faking their kids' academic and athletic abilities to get into the top colleges in the country. some even used doctored photos like these. others pretended their children had learning disabilities, paying millions in bribes. now the man at the center of the scam is pleading guilty. dozens of parents arrested. and this is not the end. more cases could be coming. >>> breaking news involving those crucial black boxes in that deadly boeing crash. authorities now sending them overseas as calls grow for the u.s. to take action and join europe and airlines around the world in grounding or banning the boeing 737 max. >>> bomb cyclone. nearly 100 million americans on alert for that massive winter storm hitting the center of the country and moving east bringing whiteout conditions and possible tornadoes after these twisters overnight. >>> the new 911 call now released. what we're learning about the race to save luke perry after that massive stroke. ♪ out of nothing at all

lori loughlin and felicity huffman are just two among those arrested. it comes at the expense of all of us. the rest of the country. we have new developments for you on this breaking story in just moments. nancy pelosi trying to rein in the fringe elements of her party. you know who they are, the three of them trying to hold it hostage. nancy pelosi says she is against the impeachment of president trump. >> they wanted to impeach bush for the iraq war. i didn't believe in it then and i don't believe in it now unless there is some conclusive evidence. trish: she left a little wiggle room there. which is it? venezuela tonight on the brink of a potential civil war as the brutal socialist dictator nicolas maduro goes on national television. this as he attempts to charge the opposition leader, the man freed world recognizes as the leader of the country, with sabotaging the national electrical grid. warm guaido said he was considering invoking article 187 of the venezuelan constitution to bring foreign forces into venezuela. trish: . 50 people have been charg

>> today felicity huffman and her husband showed up to federal court in l.a. lding hands. >> do you have any comment? >> no comment. >> the reason for their return is unclear, but felicity and others are now being sued for $500 billion after angry parents and students filed a class action suit claiming they were denied a fair chance. >> it's just not fair. >> ma'am, you're going to have to come with us. >> it's also now incredibly eerie to rewatch "desperate housewives" scenes. >> for my children. >> in season one, huffman's character discusses a payout to get her kids into private school. >> how generous. >> $15,000. >> that's the same amount authorities say felicity paid to help her daughter get into college. >> can all the fallout put felicity's future projects in jeopardy. >> >> we will bring in every kid that was in the park last night. >> her voice can be heard for ava do you ev a ava duvernay's series, "when they see us." the streaming service shot another project with felicity expected to debut this year. netflix wouldn't comment on either, but the holl

felicity huffman of "desperate housewives," lori loughlin of "full house," among the parents that prosecutors say paid to get their children into elite universities. millions spent. prosecutors claim changes to s.a.t.s and some allegedly paying for their children to be recruited for sports they never even played. >>> also tonight, the deadly plane crash right into a home. emergency crews on the scene tonight. >>> this evening, the growing pressure. the uk, france, germany among the countries now grounding the new boeing max 8. tonight, why they're still flying here in the u.s. what boeing and the faa are now saying. >>> the major storm hitting the midwest tonight, then moving east. the blizzard warning, damaging winds. rob has the new track and timing. >>> our team inside venezuela tonight. the crippling nationwide blackout. we're in hospitals without power, families who say patients are dying. >>> what former vice president joe biden said today about running, it immediately made news. >>> the 911 call for luke perry. what the caller can be heard saying. >>> that plane crash off houston. was

among them actress felicity huffman seen here in federal court.in for their roles known in "desperate housewives" and "full house." and the very man who helped the rich and famous pull it all over, that's rich singer. cnn's brynn gingras is in boston. >> reporter: dave and jessica, the mastermind behind this scream, also cooperated with authorities in their year-long investigation. he actually left the courthouse after pleading guilty on four federal charges and didn't say a word. he could serve up to 65 years in prison. quickly, let me describe how this scheme would operate, according to authorities. they say that parents would pay singer to help their kids get into elite universities and colleges across the country by one of two avenues. either academically or through athletics. if it was academic, he would hire someone to basically change test scores, or have someone take a test for students with those s.a.t.s or a.c.t.s, in order to get them enrolled -- admitted, rather, into colleges and universities. if they went the athletic route, singer w

what did felicity huffman do that other people don't do all the time? where's the line?y cheated in a particularly egregious way and one that happened to run afoul of the law. but your question is right on point, it's all a kind of cheating, it's just that some of it is illegal and some of it is strangely legal. >> it's what you said. while colleges pledge fair admissions process, they don't patrol what's going on with nearly enough earnestness and energy to honor their promise. they are ripe to be gamed, because the college admissions process is a game. >> right. so one of the myths we have in this country is that when all of these kids apply to stanford or harvard or yale or even schools that aren't quite as selective, they're engaged in some process where objective merit, as if you could ever measure that, is what's coming into play. these schools are casting a freshman class and a student body and they're looking for, say, this many water polo players, this many people who play spring strings in the orc. what affluent parents can do and know how to do is know how tha

felicity huffman arrested.ori loughlin busted too for allegedly using bribes to get their children into university. >> it's all part of a massive fbi sting operation that has a name right out of hollywood. >> operation varsity blues culminated early this morning. >> i do want them to have somewhat of a normal college experience. maybe because i didn't have that. >> deception and fraud, fake test scores, fake athletic credentials, fake photographs, bribed college officials. >> i think particularly mothering, if you do it badly, they're going to need you their whole life. >> felicity huffman and lori loughlin were among the 50 people indicted today. it's among what prosecutors call the largest college admission scam ever. "e.t." has learned felicity was arrested earlier today at her l.a. home. lori however, is still wanted. when agents went to her home, they were told she's out of town. both felicity and lori have been charged with one felony count of mail fraud. >> it is a felony so they could face jail or priso

the two names that were big were felicity huffman.ight now we are seeing that they are being charged with conspiracy to conduct mail fraud according to court paperwork filed here in boston. we are getting more information as soon as the news conference starts. we will bring you more as soon as we can. >> it does seem to be a huge thing that justice officials are going to be laying out in boston in just a few minutes. we will bring more details as we get them. while we await that, i want to bring in cnn legal analyst. y can you give me your sense of what this actually means. we have huge big name universities, big name celebrities. the accusation is trying to pay off schools or people to get their kids into college. what does it mean? >> it is very interesting. federal prosecutors are using a statatory scheme call rico indictments. they are saying this advisory board for parents the nickname was the key was accepting huge amounts of money to employ people to take s.a.t. tests, take a.c.t. tests and even more interestingly to forge athl

actresses felicity huffman and lori loughlin are among the parents charged. court documents show huffman paid $15,000 disguised as a charitable donation so someone could secretly change answers on her daughter's college entrance exam. authorities say her husband actor william h. macy was aware. as for loughlin, court papers show she and her husband paid half a million dollars to have her daughter recruited to the uc crew team despite the fact that they don't row. one of the bay area parents charged is manuel enriques. years ago he was invited to ring the closing bell at the new york stock exchange. he is the ceo and founder of palo alto-based company hercules capital. tech crunch is reporting another top executive has been placed on leaf. bill mcglashan worked as a top investor for san francisco- based private equity firm tpg. prosecutors say he was caught trying to get his son into usc. >>> some bay area high schools trying to distance themselves from this scandal, kpix5's wilson walker is live in san rafael with that part of the story. wilson? >> reporter: k

felicity huffman back at the courthouse today. more famous names including phil mickelson and joe montana. they say that worked college counselor now in trouble, but were not part of the front. here's kayna whitworth. >> reporter: tonight, felicity huffman and her husband william h. macy spotted walking back into federal court in los angeles. the actress removing her social media accounts. she once played the mom scheming in this episode of "desperate housewives." >> a generous donation will ensure our kids beat 'em out. >> how generous? >> $15,000. >> reporter: but in real life huffman is facing criminal charges for spending $15,000 to so her daughter could cheat on the a.s.a.t.s. >> reporter: and tonight reports the daughters of actress lori loughlin won't be returning to usc after their parents were accused of paying $500,000 in bribes to get them into the school. last year olivia giannulli joked about not attending high school classes. >> i'mal at epte b with the social medial influencer. >> highlight palette. >> reporter: mea

(terisa) actress felicity huffman made a quick exit tuesday as she left a los angeles courthouse after posting bond. the 56-year old has been charged with felony conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud in what's being called as the largest college admissions scam ever prosecuted. according to the complaint - huffman paid 15-thousand dollars to william rick singer's fake charity to facilitate cheating for her daughter on the sats. actress lori loughlin of "full

actresses felicity huffman and lori loughlin are among those charges. authorities are calling it the biggest such fraud in u.s. history. laura podesta is here in new york. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. eight colleges are entangled in this bribery scandal including yale, stanford, and the university of southern california. no students were charged with any crime, and in many cases investigators say they had no idea their parents had allegedly broken the law to get them in. >> it's not all right. >> they should study instead of cheating their way into there. >> reporter: students across the country are feeling cheated themselves after a sweeping college admissions bribery scandal came to light yet. >> it kind of hurts when you see someone getting in for not really doing anything. >> reporter: court documents say the scheme was an operation for nearly a decade and involved at least 33 wealthy parents paying $25 million to get their kids into some of the country's most elite schools through falsified test scores or pretending to be st

among them are two tv stars, felicity huffman of "desperate housewives," and lori loughlin. >> huffmand and released after posting a quarter million dollars bond. her husband was also in court, but has not been charged. a warrant is waiting for loughlin when she returns from canada. her fashion designer husband was arrested. >> the husband of a private tennis academy in houston from a neighbor's doorbell camera and you hear fbi agents shouting as they knock down his door. another parent, a manager of an investment fund has been suspended by his firm. each parent faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. abc's danya bacchus has more. >> reporter: 50 are charged in operation varsity blues, the largest alleged college admission scam ever. one of the people accused -- >> are you asking for a bribe? >> reporter: former "desperate housewives" star, felicity huffman. her husband, actor william h. macey, seen walking inside federal court. investigators say she is 1 of 33 wealthy parents who paid up to $6 million to college consultant, william singer, to guarantee admission to top universiti

shannon: felicity huffman released on $250,000 bond. and lori loughman and 50 other individuals implicated in a college admissions bribery scamming. how it worked and how i up into the ivy league world does it go. we give you details. stick around for laura trump who has plenty to say about that scandal and responds to the interview last night taking shots at the commander in chief,

you've got these hollywood actors, felicity huffman, lori loughlin, they're just two of the people charged in this scheme. >> we're here to announce charges in the largest college admission scam ever prosecuted by the department of justice. we've charged 50 people nationwide. >> for every student admitted through fraud, an honest, genuinely talented student was rejected. >>> flight risk. more countries and airlines grounding the 737 max 8 after its second deadly crash in five months. why are airlines keeping those in the skies? >> the faa expects to order mandatory design changes to the 737 max 8 by the end of april. >> uk civil aviation authorities have ordered their boeing 737 max 8 grounded as well. >>> less than two weeks remain until britain is scheduled to leave the european union. it is still unclear whether lawmakers will agree to may's strategy. >> tonight members of this house are faced with a very clear choice. >> politicians have to come together and get their act together. the general public is sick of all this procrastination. >>> 2020. all eyes are or beto o'rourke but has t

. >> tv stars lori loughlin and felicity huffman among the dozens charged. >> there can be no separatelege admission system for the wealthy and there will not be a separate criminal justice system, either. >> crash site investigators combed this area searching for answers. >> more countries around the world are banning boeing's new jet from their airspace. >> pressure in congress also building to ground the plane domestically. >> these planes are accidents waiting to happen. >> reporter: the a.t.f. has launched a multi-state search after guns were stolen from their facility. >> this is an issue. >> wells fargo c.e.o. tim sloan grilled by the financial services committee. >> i'm shocked that you're not in an orange suit and a little jail cell testifying today. >> glor: and... >> they gave me a 40% chance of survival. >> glor: this marine's toughest battle came before boot camp. >> glor: good evening. i'm jeff glor. and this is our western edition. we're going to begin tonight with "operation varsity blues," an investigation into the biggest college cheating scam ever prosecuted. actress

going to usc. >> i don't know how much of school i'm going to attend. >> reporter: with actress felicity huffman posting a $250,000 bond last night, the steps o the federal courthouse looked more like a provy premiere. huffman's husband, william h. macy, making no comment after federal investigators say his wife paid $15,000 to arrange foc a proctor totly change answers on her older daughter's s.a.t. 'm >>orry that you feel so entitled that you think you deserve to take someone else's spot just because you have the means to afford it. >>eporter: the list of 33 parents, who investigators say rigged the system, includes a ng stunoster of wealthy executives, a doctor, and even a lawyer. manuel henriquez, who stepped down today as ceo of a silicon valley hedge fund, acced of paying nearly $500,000 to ensure his dauter would attend georgetown. court documents say his wife and daughter gloated about the fact that they had cheated and gotten away with it. >> i feel good as a parent because we didn't do tnd my daughter got into georgetown. >> reporter: in all, eight elite coeges are at the center o the

actresses felicity huffman and full house's lori loughlin are among those named in the alleged bribery ring. officials say parents spend anywhere from $200,000 to six and a half million dollars to guarantee their kids' admission into elite universities. prosecutors calling it a story of greed and corruption. watch. >> this case is about the widening corruption of elite college admissions, to the steady application of wealth, combined with fraud. there can be no separate college admissions system for the wealthy. i will add they will not be a separate criminal justice system, either. >> harris: as the story breaks, we are live on it from boston. molly? >> harris come alongside irs officials and prosecutors, the fbi director announces the culmination of operation varsity blues. it's essentially a bus above admissions scheme involving bribery, fake tests, and fake ac prowess come as well. people have been in book income arrested, many of them facing various charges for their involvement in this conspiracy. the scheme, the aim of it was to help students gain admission into these elite inst

the american actress felicity huffman is among more than a0 people charged.lliam h macy. prosecutors claim the scheme targeted top—flight institutions including yale, stanford, and georgetown. yes, felicity huffman and her husband arrived here in court in los angeles in the last hour to answer an allegation that she was part of a giant scheme to get children into america's top universities. she is accused of paying more than $11,000 to get her daughter into a top university through the scheme which helped children cheat at exams and roped in coaches, who are coaching athletics at those universities to get other children in on athletic scholarships. this involves more than 30 other parents, some of them famous stars, some of rich business people. the prosecutor bringing this case that it was wealth and privilege that ran through this list are now more than 12 coaches on list as well. this is a complex case that will take a long time, the court process is only just will take a long time, the court process is onlyjust begun. —— has only. and you can get in touch

they accuse actress felicity huffman of paying $15,000 to rig her daughter's s.a.t. score. and they accuse actress lori loughlin and her husband paying $500,000 to be recruited for a sport they never played. today, the alleged mastermind, william singer, pleading guilty. federal prosecutors say the investigation is ongoing. and it's already drawing outrage tonight from some who say this is yet another example of the wealthy and connected taking opportunity away from young people who've earned it. abc's kayna whitworth at federal court in los angeles. >> reporter: tonight, actress felicity huffman under arrest, expected in a federal courtroom to face a judge. her husband, actor william h. macy, seen walking inside moments before. huffman is one of 50 people charged in operation varsity blues, including actress lori loughlin, in the largest alleged college admissions scam ever. >> the fbi uncovered what we believe is a rigged system, robbing students all over the country of their right at a fair shot to getting into some of the most elite universities in this country. >> repo

felicity huffman has yet to enter a plea. in new york. i asked if she was surprised by the scale of cheating in this case? yes, i am surprised at the scale. there had been cheating scandals before but they were minor, so much about foreign students being able to access sat tests, but this is more than just cheating on the exam, it is bribery to a different scale, photo shopped pictures, things that i have never heard of. things i think most people had never heard of. we should say that these allegations at the moment. what you understand may have been going on here? i think it is parents who desperately wanted their children to get into college, a kind of scaling up what they wanted to do or how they were going to get their kids into college and being able to access resources are legally to get their kids into college is what's going on. and it has to be says there are many ways to skin this test, and there? specifically what i think is going on in what people should point out, and what i think is really important to point ou

lori loughlin, areva, and felicity huffman, what do they face? >> very serious charges. is mail fraud, wire fraud. these individuals who have been charged, these 50 individuals are facing, some of them, 20 years in federal prison. and what we know from this press conference, this is just the beginning. this is not the end of this investigation. allegedly, there are over 700 people that rick singer bragged about using this bribery scheme to get them into colleges. so there could be hundreds more students right now today sitting in seats where they got there because their parents bribed college coaches, college admissions or someone sat for a test for them that they didn't take. so very serious felony crimes. >> and not just those two. they are the famous names in this story. a lot of people face very serious consequences. thank you, all, i appreciate it. we'll be right back. >> thanks, don. pardon the interruption but this is big! now with t-mobile get the samsung galaxy s10e included with unlimited data for just $40 a month. ( ♪ ) dealing with psoriatic arthritis pain wa

oscar-nominated actress felicity huffman and actress lori loughlin, best known for her role as "auntbecky" on full house.natsot: "full house" among dozens charged in a cheating scam helping to get students into a string of prestigious universities. andrew lelling, u.s. attorney: "50 people nationwide, 2 sat/act exam administrators, 1 exam proctor, 1 college administrator, 9 coaches at elite schools, and 33 parents." according to prosecutors, the center of the scheme is a prep organization "the key," founded by william singer.he has pleaded guilty to four charges, including money laundering and obstruction of justice.andrew lelling, u.s. attorney:"between roughly 2011 and 2018, wealthy parents paid singer about $25 million in total, to guarantee their children's admission to elite schools."the scheme involves two kinds of fraud - parents paying a college prep organization to help their children cheat on s-a-t or a-c- t exams and others paying to allegedly bribe college coaches to help admit the students as athletes regardless of their athletic skill.andrew lelling, u.s. attorney:"sing

. >>> among the parents facing charges are actress lori loughlin and felicity huffman. officers arrested huffman in her home ten minutes ago. a judge ruled she could be released on $250,000 bond. there is a warrant out for loughlin. she and her husband are accused of paying bribes totally half a million dollars. now we have more on this story on our website abc7news.com including the full indictment. >>> in other news in the south bay, a violent felon with a long rap sheet has been in the country illegally arrested for the murder of a woman in her home. a self-admitted gang member with a long history of arrest. the suspect is accused of killing 59-year-old bambi larson. police say dna evidence linked him to the crime. >> we are here to ensure that regardless of anyone's status, public safety is our number one priority. >> i.c.e. had previously issued detainers for him asking for him to be turned over for likely deportation six times. santa clara county which runs the jails has a policy of not cooperating with i.c.e. >>> late today, mayor sam liccardo called on the count

the parents include felicity huffman and lori loughlin. the ring leader is singer.r kids admitted to prestige universities. he paid people to boost s.a.t. scores. some 50 people have been arrested and prosecutors say more charges could come down the road. >> back to you. >> we'll continue to follow it. thank you. >>> the faa is resisting pressure to ground boeing 737 max 8 airliners. most of the world has grounded that plane or banned it from their air space since sunday's deadly crash in ethiopia. it was the second disaster involving brand new max 8s in five months. meantime, ethiopian airlines said the black boxes will be sent to europe for expert analysis. >>> one of hollywood's most glamorous couples joining the prince william for dinner. we have a look at the royal date night. >> reporter: good morning. you could call it a date night. not like any date night i've been on. inside bucking ham palace. many folks talking act what appears to be the increasing closeness between the clooneys and the windsors. >> providing some added sparkle at a bucking ham palace din

the parents include actresses felicity huffman and lori loughl lougngin.en admitted io prestigious universities. he paid ringers to boost s.a.t. scores. some 50 people have now been arrested. prosecutors say mor charges could come down the road. savannah, back to you. >> miguel, thank you. >>> the faa is resisting pressure to ground boein 737 max airliners despite pressure from politicians and the flight attendants union. most of the world has banned ths plance sunday's deadly crash in ethiopia. it's the second disaster involving the aircraft in eight months. ethiopianirlines sayhe black boxes will be sent to europe for expert analysis. >>> one of hood's most glamorous couples joining prince charles for dinner at buckingham palace last night. keir simmons is awi the palace a look at george and amal clooney's royal date night, shall we say, epkeir. >>ter: you can call it date night. not like any date night i've been on. inside buckingham palace. providing some added sparkle at a buckingham palace dinner party. last night, hollywood royalty, orge and amal cl

you named two famous actresses, felicity huffman and lori loughlin. they each of them allegedly took these separate routes with their daughters, felicity huffman allegedly paying $15,000 to get one daughter's test scores changed in order to get a better test score. as far as lori loughlin is concerned with this court paperwork, she asked rick singer to bacsically get her daughter admitted as a crew athlete, even though she never played crew. there are others waiting to turn themselves in. this isn't the end of it. the investigation is ongoing, brianna. >> and how many, that's the question. seth, tell us about the charges here. >> this is really essentially a two-stage criminal complaint. in the first stage, mr. singer was offering a two-path scheme where he could get your kid in with a critical conspiracy by either rigging the game with your a.c.t. scores or s.a.t. scores, or he had an in with assistant coaches where he could create a scam to get someone in through a sporting avenue by fraud and they would pose in pictures of other athletic bodies. no

. >>> and nicolette sheri onpens up about felicity huffman's college scandal. >>> an urgent search for a man accused of killing his uncle as news4 talks to a friend of the victim. >> he loves everyone. >>> thanks for joining us, pat and leonre off today. we'll start with the developing story, an urge search for a man suspected of killing his uncle. >> the suspect in this case considered armed and dangerous. >> he's been on the run 2 f hours accused of killing his uncle andnd wg his aunt. tracee wilkins is live with new action from friends of the victim. >>. >> reporter: i also spoke with the aunt who was injured. she did not want to talk onra ca her hand was still wrapped from the gun wound shec ed. prince george's county police are looking for osman kalokoh as you have said. they want tour make the public understands this is a man considered armed and dangerous. >> he smiles, he hugs you every time. >> reporter: of the people who knew him describe him the same way. >> i never heard him having any quarrel with nobody. he's a very decent human being. >> reporter: it makes it harder to n

you mentioned the two actresses, felicity huffman and lori loughlin. they say that's a case of getting somebody to cheat on the test. also charged was felicity huffman's husband, a fashion designer, and the list of people charged, ceos of big money, heads of law firms, people with a lot of money, obviously, to pay bribes to the coaches. the prosecutors say as far as they can tell, with one exception of a university administrator charged, the schools were not aware of this. as i say, in some cases the children were aware, in some cases they were not. the justice department is calling this the largest college admissions scam ever prosecuted in the federal courts. and they say that they describe the people involved in this as a catalogue of wealth and privilege. securities and real estate investors, actresses, designers, law firms. just these eight schools, they say, but they do say their investigation is continuing, andrea. >> let me ask you this. i'm confused about two things. first of all, at least i know in the ivy league and i think in other elite sch

now you've mentioned felicity huffman, lori loughlin. according to authorities, these two actresses took -- separate routes. in the case of felicity huffman, the court documents detail that she and her husband paid $15,000 to singer to get him to take the -- change scores for her daughter's s.a.t. tests which, in turn, made her test score higher in order to get admitted. in the case of lori loughlin, the court documents show that she and her husband paid singer to create a fake crew profile so that she could get into usc as a crew recruit each though she never rowed the sport. incredible detail in these documents. a lot of people who are named are pleading guilty. they're coming to court today. and some are waiting to be arrested at this point. but i should mention the colleges say, we're getting a lot of reaction, a lot saying disappointment. they didn't know anything about it, and no colleges have been charged in this case. >> yeah. i think the word "disappointment" just starts to scratch at the surface of how people are feeling. thank

>> reporter:il wam macy felicity huffman back in court. of the parentsit charged fraud for cheating college admissions. ar this is just an example of thw someents get it really wrong. ey move from caring to control. >> reporter: actre lori loughlin and daughter olivia jade facing the fallout. loughlin losing "fuller house" on friday. sephora cutting ties with olivia jade, youtube star, who bragged about his father'scareer. >> he faked through it. he started a business with tuition money his parents oi thought were to college. >> reporter: that business back in the headlines. target stressing they n longer carry the brand, saying, we haven't had a working relationship with mossimo in over a decade. schools securing the admission process. the university of southern california launching an investigation into c and former students. yale following suit. its president saying, we must conduct our own searching review in order to learn whether others have corrupted the recruitment and admissions process. >> it is a slap in the face. >> reporter: f

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