Lori Loughlin, best known for playing Aunt Becky on the popular sit-com Full House, and her husband, designer Mossimo Giannulli, pled guilty to charges they paid $500,000 to get their two daughters accepted to the University of Southern California as fake crew recruits in a college admissions scam.
As part of her guilty plea, Loughlin will be sentenced to two months in prison, while Giannulli received a 5-month bid. Both are subject to court approval.
“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,” U.S. Attorney Andrew E. Lelling said in a statement.
In addition to jail time, Loughlin will have to pay a fine of $150,000 and do 100 hours of community service while Giannulli was slapped with a $250,000 fine and 250 hours of community service. Both will subjected to two years of supervised release.
Despite fellow actress Felicity Huffman serving 11 days in prison back in October after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and paying $11,000 to have her daughter’s SAT scores enhanced, Loughlin and Giannulli continued to profess their innocence right up until this stunning reversal. A reversal that comes just weeks after a a federal judge denied the couple’s motion that the charges be dismissed.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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