Lori Laughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli will both do jail time and pay substantial fines over their involvement in the college admissions scandal for trying to buy spots for their children at the University of Southern California. The pair were sentenced on August 21 after agreeing to a plea deal last spring.In May,
Full House star Loughlin and her fashion mogul husband Giannulli accepted their fate and admitted in court to their involvement in a scam to secure spots for their two teenage daughters at the prestigious Southern California school. The couple were among several famous names caught up in the
scandal, a 2019 scheme that also saw Felicity Huffman (along with many other wealthy though lesser-known parents) face legal action.Following the deal back in May,
it was reported that Loughlin would be sentenced to a two-month prison stay, a fine of $150,000, supervised release, and 100 hours doing community service. Giannulli accepted a plea to spend five months in jail, pay a quarter of a million dollars in fines, and do 250 hours of community work. At
his sentencing this morning, Giannulli received that exact sentence and will indeed be spending some time behind bars. Then, this afternoon, the judge
accepted Loughlin’s deal as well."I deeply regret the harm that my actions have caused my daughters, my wife and others,"
said Giannulli at his virtual sentencing hearing this morning. "I take full responsibility for my conduct. I'm ready to accept the consequences and move forward with the lessons I've learned from this experience."As for that fine, it’s said to be just half of the fee he and Loughlin paid “consultant” Rick Singer in the admissions cheating scam. Loughlin, who was sentenced this afternoon, also received jail time (two months, as per her plea deal).Last fall,
Felicity Huffman did 11 days in jail after she quickly admitted her guilt. Loughlin and Giannulli, however, initially denied their guilt last November and spent months fighting in court before finally admitting to what they’d done. Loughlin will serve time for conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud while her husband’s steeper sentence reflects his convictions for conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud
and one count of honest services wire and mail fraud."You were not stealing bread to feed your family,” said the judge presiding over Giannulli’s sentencing. “You have no excuse for your crime. And that makes it all the more blameworthy."[video_embed id='-1']BEFORE YOU GO: This man may have captured a ghost on camera while filming his dog[/video_embed]
