The US actress Felicity Huffman has been sentenced to 14 days in prison for her part in a college admissions scandal.
The Desperate Housewives star had previously admitted to the charges, saying she paid $15,000 (€13,500) to have her daughter's exam answers secretly corrected in 2017.
She said she was worried her child wouldn't get into a university and so might struggle to follow her into an acting career.
Ms Huffman is the first parent sentenced as part of the scandal.
The New York Times reports her sentence also includes a $30,000 (€27,000) fine, supervised release for a year and 250 hours of community service.
Prosecutors had previously urged the judge to impose a jail term.
Huffman ordered to self report to a facility determined by the Bureau of Prisons on Oct. 25
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In a letter to judge Indira Talwani ahead of the sentencing, Ms Huffman wrote: "In my desperation to be a good mother I talked myself into believing that all I was doing was giving my daughter a fair shot.
"I see the irony in that statement now because what I have done is the opposite of fair."
Ms Huffman was one of around 50 people charged with taking part in an elaborate scheme to game the college admissions process to get children into prestigious colleges such as Stanford and Yale.
Authorities alleged wealthy parents bribed athletics coaches, insiders at testing centres, exam administrators and admissions counsellors to have their children offered college places.
Parents involved were accused of paying an estimated €22 million in bribes.
Among the others charged were Full House star Lori Loughlin and fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli.
