Aunt Becky Sentenced to Two Months in Jail, Husband Sentenced to Five Months

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Lori Loughlin

Lori Loughlin has been sentenced to two months in prison after pleading guilty to being involved in the nationwide college admissions cheating scandal.

She and her husband Mossimo Giannulli were both sentenced today (August 21, 2020) in court in Boston, Massachusetts.

Loughlin will have two years of supervised release, 100 hours of community service and a $150,000 fine.

Mossimo was sentenced to five months. He will also undergo two years of supervised release, and will have to pay a $250,000 fine and complete 250 hours of community service.

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The couple charged back in 2019 with one count each of conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, as well as money laundering conspiracy charges, conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and honest services mail and wire fraud.

On May 22, Lori pled guilty to a count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud. Mossimo pled guilty to a count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, and a count of wire and mail fraud.

Loughlin and Giannulli — together worth an estimated $100 million — were among the highest-profile defendants in the scam, in which some 30 prominent parents have pleaded guilty to paying hefty bribes for the fake test scores and athletic credentials their undeserving kids needed to get into desirable colleges.


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