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Hot Pockets Heiress Given 5 Months Prison Sentence For Role In College-Admissions Scandal

BOSTON, MA - MARCH 29: Michelle Janavs, whose family owns food manufacturing company Chef America, maker of Hot Pockets, leaves the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston on March 29, 2019. More defendants in the nationwide college admissions cheating scandal made their initial appearances in federal court in Boston on Friday to face charges stemming from the case that exploded into the headlines earlier this month. The suspects are among 50 defendants charged in the breathtaking scheme, in which wealthy parents allegedly cut fat checks to admitted ringleader William Rick Singer to have their children falsely certified as athletic recruits at fancy colleges, or to facilitate cheating on SAT and ACT exams. (Photo by Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

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Hot Pockets Heiress Given 5 Months Prison Sentence For Role In College-Admissions Scandal

Looks like things are heating up in the college admissions scandal as Hot Pockets heiress Michelle Janavs has just been handed down her prison sentence!

According to NBC News, Janavs, whose family’s company developed the microwavable snack Hot Pockets, appeared at the federal courthouse before being sentenced in connection with a nationwide college admissions cheating scheme in Boston. Initially, she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering in the big scandal. However, she eventually admitted to paying fixer Rick Singer $300,000 for help in fraudulently boosting college qualifications of her two daughters.

While addressing the court on Tuesday, Janvas said, “I’m so very sorry I tried to create an unfair advantage for my children.” The judge ordered her to report to prison on April 7, NBC Boston reported. Prosecutors had asked for 21 months but it looks like she got a slap on the wrist with 5 months given to her instead.

Defense lawyers claim their client Janavs has already been punished enough with public embarrassment and shouldn’t be sent to prison. They also said the dedicated mother and philanthropist fell for Singer’s “manipulative sales tactics.” “The fallout from Michelle’s actions stand as a beacon to others that illegal shortcuts are a recipe for disaster, regardless of the punishment the court imposes on Michelle,” her lawyers wrote.

Janavs is among a bunch of other affluent parents involved in the massive cheating scandal, which includes “Desperate Housewives” star Felicity Huffman and “Full House” actress Lori Loughlin.

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