Lori Loughlin Will Plead Guilty in College Admission Scandal, Will Serve Two Months in Prison

Last updated: May 21, 2020 9:09 AM

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Actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, have agreed to plead guilty to charges in the college admissions bribery case and serve prison time, according to court papers filed Thursday.

Loughlin, 55, and Giannulli, 56, had been accused of paying $500,000 to get their two daughters into the University of Southern California as fake crew team recruits. They had pleaded not guilty for more than a year and moved to dismiss charges as recently as two weeks ago.

Birthday Party For Harry Morton At Hard Rock Hotel — Actress Lori Laughlin and husband/designer Mossimo Giannulli arrive April 26, 2002 at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. A 21st birthday party for Harry Morton, son of Peter Morton, owner of the Hard Rock Hotel, was attended by many celebrities. (Photo by Scott Harrison/Getty Images)

As part of the plea agreement, Loughlin will be sentenced to two months in prison and Giannulli will be sentenced to five months in prison, subject to the court’s approval, according to authorities.

In addition, Loughlin faces a $150,000 fine, two years of supervised release and 100 hours of community service, and Giannulli faces a $250,000 fine, two years of supervised release and 250 hours of community service.

They are scheduled to plead guilty on Friday at 11:30 a.m., prosecutors said.
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Actress Lori Loughlin and husband Mossimo Giannulli exit the Boston Federal Court house — Actress Lori Loughlin (R) and husband Mossimo Giannulli exit the Boston Federal Court house after a pre-trial hearing with Magistrate Judge Kelley at the John Joseph Moakley US Courthouse in Boston on August 27, 2019. – Loughlin and Giannulli are charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in the college admissions scandal. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP via Getty Images)

Loughlin will plead guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, and Giannulli will plead guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud and honest services wire and mail fraud. The actress, best known for her role as Aunt Becky on the sitcom Full House, and her husband had previously been charged with three counts of conspiracy.

The plea agreements are a big reversal from even a month ago when Loughlin and Giannulli were still trying to get the case dismissed.