The prosecutor asked the judge to sentence Lori Loughlin to two months in prison for her involvement in the college admissions scandal. The La Fête à la Maison actress and her husband, designer Mossimo Giannulli, are accused of paying $ 500,000 for their daughters, Olivia and Bella, to be admitted to the University of Southern California. Initially, the couple had pleaded not guilty and faced up to 50 years in prison.
College admissions scandal: Prosecutors want 2 months in prison for Lori Loughlin, 5 months for husbandhttps: //t.co/cOzb879WD2
- Los Angeles Times (@latimes) August 17, 2020However, in May, the parents finally changed their strategy by pleading guilty. From a memo E! Online , the prosecutor accepted the deal offered by the couple.
Sentence at the end of the week
In addition to the two months in prison, Lori Loughlin is expected to complete 100 hours of community service and spend two years on probation. To this is added a fine of $ 150,000. Her husband, meanwhile, should be given a harsher sentence. In his memo, the prosecutor proposes that Mossimo Giannulli spend five months behind bars in addition to two years on probation, and perform 250 hours of community service. On the fine side, he should pay $ 250,000. The prosecutor explains the difference by the fact that Lori Loughlin's husband was more active in the fraud.
To know if the judge will side with the prosecutor, answer this Friday, date on which the sentence will be officially rendered. Felicity Huffman, who pleaded guilty last October in the same case, was sentenced to 14 days in prison and one year on parole in addition to hours of community service.
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