Lori Loughlin, Husband Set To Be Sentenced in College Admissions Scheme

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Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, clothing designer Mossimo Giannulli, are expected to be sentenced Friday for their roles in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal.

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Lori Loughlin, Mossimo Giannulli To Plead Guilty In College Admissions Scandal

The sentencing recommendations of their respective plea agreements indicate that Loughlin would face two months in prison and face a $150,000 fine. Giannulli is facing a slightly stiffer penalty of five months in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Their sentences will ultimately be determined by a federal judge.

They were the 23rd and 24th parents to plead guilty in the case, according to federal officials.

Loughlin became the face of the admissions scandal, in part because of her celebrity, and in part because unlike other parents accused in the elaborate scheme, she and Giannulli had long maintained their innocence.

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Actress Lori Loughlin enters a federal court hearing about the scheme in Boston in August 2019.

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Ex-USC Coach Behind Fake Athletic Profiles In College Admissions Scam, Pleads Guilty

The scam has also swept up a number of collegiate coaches.

Former USC soccer coach Laura Janke pleaded guilty last May to a racketeering conspiracy charge related to the scandal, including $130,000 in illegal payouts. Like Loughlin and Giannulli, she had previously said she did not take part in the scheme.

As NPR reported, Janke helped create a number of bogus sports profiles, including ones for Loughlin and Giannulli’s daughters Olivia Jade and Isabella Rose.

Another well-known actress, Felicity Huffman of Desperate Housewives fame, was also convicted in the scheme. She was handed a 14-day prison sentence in September for paying thousands of dollars in exchange for having one of her children’s SAT scores boosted.

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