Actress Lori Loughlin and husband Mossimo Giannulli are both headed to prison under the terms of the plea agreement they are expected to take with federal prosecutors for their connection to a widespread college admission scandal.
Under the terms of their agreement, the former “Full House” star and her fashion designer husband are each expected to do less than six months in prison for admitting to paying $500,000 and passing off their two daughters as crew recruits to get them admitted to the University of Southern California.
In the separate plea deals, which need to be signed off on by a federal judge, Loughlin will go to prison for two months, perform 100 hours of community service and be subject to two years of supervised release and a $150,000 fine. Loughlin pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud.
Giannulli will go to prison for five months with 250 hours of community service, two years of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine, according to his agreement. He is expected to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud and honest services wire and mail fraud, authorities said.
“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 Lelling said in a statement.
The plea deals taken by the couple almost certainly avoided longer prison sentences than if they had gone to trial and been found guilty. Lelling, the lead federal prosecutor in the case, said in October he would seek longer sentences for the two if they lost a trial.
“The longer the case goes, let’s say (Loughlin) goes through trial,” he told local Boston station WCVB at the time. “If it is after trial, we would ask for something substantially higher. If she resolved it before trial, something lower than that.”
His comments came after actress Felicity Huffman was sentenced to 14 days in prison for paying $15,000 to have a fixer cheat on daughter Sophia Grace Macy’s SAT in 2017.
Lawyers for Loughlin and Giannulli argued in March to have the case thrown out, saying that FBI investigators concealed evidence that would have helped parents’ claims of innocence, but a federal judge refused to dismiss the charges earlier this month.
Business executive Devin Sloane received a four-month prison sentence in September after pleading guilty to paying a $250,000 bribe to get his son into the USC. Stephen Semprevivo, a Los Angeles businessman who paid $400,000 to get his son into Georgetown as a fake tennis recruit, was also sentenced to four months in prison in September.
Hot Pocketsheiress Michelle Janavs was sentenced to five months in prison in February for pleading guilty to paying scheme mastermind Rick Singer $300,000 to get her daughters into USC.
Prosecutors have also asked for a two-year sentence for a college exam proctor who pleaded guilty in November to accepting nearly $200,000 in bribes to allow cheating on SAT and ACT tests as part of the scandal.
Why so light a sentence on these two who thought they could beat the system, they need to be made an example of especially her, parents with a lot less money Given got heavier sentences, just saying
They committed fraud , both of them , that’ not even a slap on the wrist . She walk’s around with that smirk on her face too much !
NONE of these rich people should be allowed plea bargains. They think that just because they have money and million dollar homes, they are better than any one of us, the average person. BULL!! If you or I were able to do what they did, we’d be in prison and the keys tossed away. Each and everyone of these Hollywood people should be granted a min. of 6 years in a federal prison (not a country club prison) doing hard time. Plus 5 years of supervised probation, min of $300,000 fine, and 800 hours of community service and lose the privilege of ever voting in the future. NOW, what about the children that fake their way into college? Well, they should be required to attend classes 95% of the time, maintain a 2.5 or better GPA, and live on campus. and be required to eat in the school café, and give up all scholarships they may be granted. Upon graduating from a college or technical school, they must WORK for 2 years before being permitted to further their educations.
rich get off easy
The sentences that are being handed out in these cases are ridiculous. Huff, Loughlin, and Giannulli need to serve at least two years at 100%. TOTALLY DISGUSTING!
Are they hoping to not actually be sent to prison due to Covid-19? Is that the real reason for their change of heart, weasels that they are?
Does ANYBODY care about these 2? He’s a fashion designer, she’s an actress…they’ll get out, say something vicious about Trump or his supporters and Hollywierd will give them millions again, all while blaming the evil patriarchy and capitalism for everything.