hours. prosecutors are asking the judge to sentence her to a month in prison, pay a $20,000 fine for what they have called largest college admissions scam ever uncovered. more on huffman's case. today felicity huffman will have one more chance to ask a judge to spare her prison time. the award winning actress admitting and apologizing for her involvement in the nationwide college admissions scandal. in a letter sent prior to today's sentencing huffman wrote, i have a deep and abiding shame over what i have done, shame and regret that i will carry for the rest of my life. huffman admits to paying the mastermind of the scandal rick singer $15,000 to alter her oldest daughter's test scores. in that same memo, she explains how she worked with singer legitimately for a year on her daughter's college application process before saying yes to the cheating scheme. it's a decision she says has damaged her relationship with