It’s official: Lori Loughlin is going from
Full House to the big house after she and fashion mogul husband Mossimo Giannulli agreed to plead guilty to charges relating to the college admissions scam that saw stars like Loughlin and Felicity Huffman attempt to buy their kids spots in prestigious US colleges. The Hallmark movie regular and former
Full House Aunt Becky had reportedly called the authorities’ threats to sentence her to jail time
a ‘bluff.’ How rude!The court alleges that Loughlin and Giannulli coughed up a hefty sum (think: half a million dollars) to get their two daughters,
YouTube star Olivia Jade and her big sister Isabella, into the University of Southern California. The determined parents paid “consultant” Rick Singer to pull strings and puff up the CVs of each of their offspring, claiming that the girls were avid rowers and could be a boon to the college crew team (both girls claim not to have known about their parents dealings with scam artist Singer but that’s been called into question).[video_embed id='-1']RELATED: Olivia Jade moved out of Lori Loughlin’s house and went straight to Ikea [/video_embed]Following a protracted court battle with the US Attorney’s Office, Loughlin and Giannulli have finally admitted defeat and accepted their punishment. For Loughlin, that means a two-month prison sentence (which will likely be reduced to far less time so long as the actor remains on her best Becky-like behavior), a $150,000 fine, a two-year supervised release period, and 100 hours of community service. Her husband’s jail time will total five months and comes with a higher fine, too. Giannulli will have to pay $250,000 and do 250 hours of community service. The plea deal for conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud will become official once it’s approved by the courts tomorrow morning."Under the plea agreements filed today, these defendants will serve prison terms reflecting their respective roles in a conspiracy to corrupt the college admissions process and which are consistent with prior sentences in this case,"
said US Attorney Andrew E. Lelling. "We will continue to pursue accountability for undermining the integrity of college admissions."Felicity Huffman got her
11-day jail sentence over and done with back in October of 2019 after pleading guilty to participating in the same conspiracy scam which saw her daughter’s SAT scores artificially boosted thanks to Singer. Since then, her daughter Sophia Macy got into the prestigious Carnegie Mellon drama program on the strength of her own SAT results.[video_embed id='-1']BEFORE YOU GO: This cat is totally done with quarantine and working from home [/video_embed]
