Lori Loughlin, husband to plead guilty in college admissions scandal
A plea deal will see Lori Loughlin and her husband spend just months in jail over the admissions scandal instead of the 40-year terms they could have faced.
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Actor Lori Loughlin and her husband will serve months in jail after pleading guilty in the college admissions scandal in the US.
Loughlin is expected to spend two months behind bars, while her husband faces five months in prison.
Loughlin and her fashion designer hubby, Mossimo Giannulli, have agreed to plead guilty for paying bribes to get their two daughters into college, prosecutors announced.
The pair were facing 40 years behind bars each for paying Rick Singer, the scheme mastermind, $A760,000 to pass their daughters off to officials at USC as rowing stars when neither had ever played the sport.
They were arrested in March 2019 along with 50 other parents including actress Felicity Huffman.
Lori and Mossimo pleaded not guilty immediately and insisted they thought they were giving money to charity but on Wednesday, the pair both signed plea agreements where they accepted they will plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit fraud.
The Full House star and Giannulli will accept conspiracy charges for paying the bribes to get their daughters Olivia Jade and Isabella Rose into the University of Southern California as rowing recruits. Neither girl was involved in the sport.
Loughlin, 55, will plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud, while Giannulli, 56, will plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud, and honest services wire and mail fraud.
Under their plea agreements, Loughlin will serve two months in prison, and 100 hours of community service and pay a $A230,000 fine. Her husband will serve five months in prison, pay a $A380,000 and perform 250 hours of community service.
Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman spent 11 days in a federal prison in California last October for her role in the college admissions scandal.
A federal judge in Boston sentenced Huffman, 56, to two weeks in prison, a $A50,000 fine, 250 hours of community service and a year’s probation after she pleaded guilty to fraud and conspiracy for paying an admissions consultant $A25,000 to have a proctor correct her daughter’s SAT answers.
Originally published as Lori Loughlin, husband to plead guilty in college admissions scandal