Lori Loughlin was released from prison after two months for fraud for admission to the university

Lori Loughlin was released from prison after two months for fraud for admission to the university

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Loughlin, best known for her role as Aunt Becky in “Full House”, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge and admitted paying the mastermind of the scheme $ 500,000 to give her two daughters false pretenses at the University. of Southern California.
Her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, also pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge as part of a plea deal. He reported to the Federal Correctional Complex in Lompoc, California, on November 19 to serve a five-month sentence.

Loughlin must also serve two years under supervision, perform 100 hours of community service and pay a $ 150,000 fine, and Giannulli was ordered to serve two years of supervision, 250 hours of community service and a $ 250,000 fine to pay.

Loughlin and Giannulli were some of the most famous names included in the shameless scheme of cheating, buying and lying in the competitive admission process for college.
Lori Loughlin begins two months' imprisonment in university admission scandal
They paid $ 500,000 as part of a conspiracy with Rick Singer, the mastermind of the scam, and a USC athletics officer to get their two daughters as recruits on the university crew, although they did not participate in the crew not.

Singer refers to his plan as the ‘side door’ of admissions, and contrasts it with the ‘front door’ of earnings and the ‘back door’ of multimillion-dollar donations. He has pleaded guilty to several charges and is working with prosecutors.

Prosecutors charged more than 50 parents with participating in the scam, and more than two dozen pleaded guilty and were sentenced to months in prison. Actress Felicity Huffman, for example, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to pay Singer $ 15,000 to increase her daughter’s SAT scores. She finally spent 11 days in jail last year.

“I am ready to face the consequences”

As part of the scheme, Giannulli sent photos of his daughters to Singer posing on indoor rowing machines, which were then used to create the athletics profiles, the criminal complaint reads.

“Good news my daughter … is in (U) SC … bad, I had to work the system,” Giannulli apparently wrote in an email to his accountant.

Prosecutors also accused Loughlin and Giannulli of giving their younger daughter advice on how to deal with a high school counselor, who is skeptical of her crew story.

The girls are no longer enrolled at USC, the school said last year.

Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli agree to plead guilty to college admission scam

In her virtual sentencing hearing in August, Loughlin apologized for her actions.

“I came up with a plan to give my daughters an unfair advantage in the college admissions process,” Loughlin said. “By doing so, I ignored my intuition and swayed from my moral compass. I thought I was acting out of love for my children. But in reality, it undermined and diminished my daughters’ abilities and achievements.”

She said she now understands that her decision is helping to exacerbate existing inequalities in society.

“While I wish I could go back and do things differently, I can just take responsibility and move forward,” she says as her voice cracks and she begins to cry.

“I am sincerely, deeply and deeply sorry,” she said, using both hands to wipe tears from her face. “I am prepared to face the consequences and make amends.”

CNN’s Sarah Moon, Mark Morales and Dakin Andone contributed to this report.

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