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 her daughter. quote, when my daughter looked at me and asked with tears streaming down her face why didn't you believe in me, i could only say, i'm sorry, i was frightened and stupid. the actress is the second person to be sentenced in the scandal that broke in march, resulting in the arrest of more than 50 people, including college coaches, administrators, and wealthy parents. more than a dozen of the parents struck plea deals with the federal government on a single fraud charge. in june, former stanford sailing