美国史上最大一起高校招生舞弊案本周一又有了新进展。十几名被起诉的家长认罪了。
而他们所面临的罚款金额和刑期,将非常严重...
Via nytimes.com; 美国女星菲丽西提⋅霍夫曼及其他十三位被起诉人员承认他们在高校招生舞弊案中的罪行
Via AP;美国女星菲丽西提⋅霍夫曼
这些曾幻想用金钱和关系将自己的子女送进美国顶尖高校的父母们,现在得为自己违法行为付出代价了。
除了舆论谴责,现在他们要面临实实在在的法律制裁 。
Thirteen wealthy parents, including actress Felicity Huffman, and one coach willplead guilty tousing bribery and other forms of fraud as part of the college admissions scandal,federal prosecutors in Boston said on Monday.
本周一(当地时间)波士顿的联邦检察官 表示,13名富裕的父母(包括著名影星菲丽西提⋅霍夫曼在内)以及一位教练被指控用受贿等欺诈方式 将子女送进名牌大学,而他们即将认罪 。
Huffman, the "Desperate Housewives" star, pleaded guilty to paying $15,000 to a fake charity to facilitate cheating for her daughter on the SATs.
美剧《绝望主妇》中的演员霍夫曼被指控给机构1.5万美元,让其给女儿的SAT成绩作假。
She faces up to 20 years in prison. In exchange for Huffman'splea , federal prosecutors will recommendincarceration at the "low end" of the sentencing range, a $20,000 fine and 12 months ofsupervised release .
霍夫曼将面临20年的监狱刑期。作为她认罪 的交换,联邦检察官将建议给她执行最低监狱 刑期,2万美元的罚款,以及给予她12个月的监外看管 。
Via edition.cnn.com
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这位美国女星发表了真诚的“认罪感言”。
"I amin 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," she said in a statement.
菲丽西提⋅霍夫曼在一份声明中表示:“我对我犯下的罪行供认不讳 。我对我的所作所为感到深深地懊悔和羞愧。我愿意为自己的行为承担一切责任和相应后果。”
"I am ashamed of the pain I have caused my daughter, my family, my friends, my colleagues and the educational community. I want to apologize to them and, especially, I want to apologize to the students who work hard every day to get into college, and to their parents who make tremendous sacrifices to support their children and do so honestly.”
“我给女儿,家人,朋友,同事以及教育界带来了痛苦;对此,我深感羞愧。我想向这些人道歉。我尤其要向那些通过每天的刻苦学习考进大学的学生们道歉,向这些学生的父母们道歉。他们用诚实的方式支持他们的孩子,为孩子们做出了巨大的牺牲。”
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作为两个女儿的母亲,霍夫曼认罪后还不忘为女儿开脱,表示女儿对自己的所作所为毫不知情。
"My daughter knew absolutely nothing about my actions, and in my misguided and profoundly wrong way, I have betrayed her. Thistransgression toward her and the public I will carry for the rest of my life. My desire to help my daughter is no excuse to break the law or engage in dishonesty.”
“我的女儿对我的所作所为毫不知情。我用我的误导和完全错误的方式背叛了她。我对我女儿和社会犯下的罪行,我将用余生赎罪。我帮助女儿的迫切之心并不是让我违法、不诚信的借口。”
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Via P&P/MEGA; 本周一(当地时间),菲丽西提⋅霍夫曼的丈夫忧愁地出现在洛杉矶
可怜天下父母心。无论是中国的父母还是美国的父母,大家都想用自己的力量为孩子们的前途铺路。
但是如果手段不正当,一旦被曝光被揭露,那么随之而来的法律责任和名声扫地,反而会给子女带来极大的舆论谴责,对孩子的未来也有不可逆的恶劣影响。
如果你父母想通过“走后门”的方式将你送进更好的学校,你会拒绝吗?
整合:Wang Han