The couple agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud in a plea agreement filed in Boston’s federal court.Prosecutors have agreed to dismiss charges of money laundering and federal programs bribery that were added after the case was filed.Lori Loughlin exits the courthouse, with husband Mossimo Giannulli . Picture: Joseph Prezioso / AFPUnder the plea agreement, Loughlin has agreed to serve two months in prison and Giannulli has agreed to serve five months.
“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,” said United States Attorney Andrew Lelling.An attorney for the couple declined to comment.
Loughlin and Giannulli previously pleaded not guilty and firmly insisted on their innocence even as other parents reached deals with prosecutors. The couple are the 23rd and 24th parents to plead guilty in the case. Loughlin and Giannulli are accused of paying $500,000 in bribes to get their daughters into the University of Southern California as crew team recruits, even though neither of them played the sport.
I love how in the US jail is merely an option if you are rich and white (and famous).
agree? it's laws, not a choice.