David Mamet Defends Felicity Huffman: 'Admissions Policies Are an Unfortunate and Corrupt Joke'

Felicity Huffman andWilliam H. Macy‘s longtime friend David Mamet is defending their character.

Huffman was indicted on fraud charges after she allegedly paid $15,000 to have a proctor secretly correct her daughter’s SAT scores. She was arrested and released on a $250,000 bond on Tuesday afternoon.

Federal court records unsealed Tuesday in Boston name 50 people, including Huffman andFuller HouseactressLori Loughlin, who have been indicted as part of the alleged nationwide scheme, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts.

Federal agents secretly recorded telephone calls with Huffman and a cooperating witness, which allegedly show Huffman agreeing to pay the large sum of money in order to help Sofia, 18, get a higher SAT score, the indictment states.

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Mamet goes on to outline how he’s known and worked with Macy for over 50 years and has known Huffman for 35. Mamet sympathizes with Huffman for wanting to do what she thought was best for her child, even if he says it was bad judgment.

“That a parent’s zeal for her children’s future may have overcome her better judgment for a moment is not only unfortunate, it is, I know we parents would agree, a universal phenomenon,” Mamet wrote. “If ever there were a use for the Texas Verdict, this is it. For the uninitiated, the Texas Verdict is: ‘Not Guilty, but Don’t do it Again.’ ”

Huffman’s next preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 29 at a Boston court,Deadline reported.

source: people.com