Lori Loughlin Reportedly Didn't Know About Her Daughter's Fake College Resume
by EG
Lori Loughlin reportedly says that she and her husband were unaware of the fake resume that was used in her daughter's college application, claiming the illegal scheme was conducted entirely without their knowledge. It's unclear why they weren't puzzled, then, when their daughters were recruited as star athletes in a sport they had never participated in. Read on for details.
Via People.
Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli knew nothing about the falsified athletic resume that was released by federal prosecutors last week, a source close to the couple tells PEOPLE.
The resume appears to lie about the athletic achievements of Olivia Jade Giannulli, claiming the girl was an accomplished crew athlete, even though prosecutors say Olivia Jade never participated in a crew program.
Here's the fake resume that Lori Loughlin’s daughter Olivia Jade allegedly used, filled with false accomplishments and awards she never received https://t.co/MssCk8WtHY pic.twitter.com/VboMLyHMij
— Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) February 10, 2020
Prosecutors allege Loughlin and Giannulli were part of a shocking nationwide college admissions scam, the investigation of which became known as Operation Varsity Blues. The couple allegedly paid $500,000 to admissions consultant William “Rick” Singer to falsely designate daughters Olivia and older sister Isabella Rose Giannulli, 21, as recruits to the USC crew team, though neither actually participated in the sport.
Loughlin and Giannulli face charges of federal programs bribery, money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and honest services mail and wire fraud. They face up to 45 years in prison. They have pleaded not guilty to the charges, and say they believe that the money was part of a legitimate donation to the school.
But the source insists that the first time Loughlin and Giannulli saw the resume was when it was released by prosecutors — and that they had no part in creating the document.
“They didn’t have anything to do with it,” says the insider. “The handwritten part isn’t in any of their writing. They don’t even know enough about crew to know what awards are prestigious or not. They are not capable of falsifying a resume like that, because that’s not their world”
The resume, obtained by PEOPLE, lists several awards that she allegedly won. The resume says that her skillset includes, “awareness, organization, direction and steering.”
A second source close to Loughlin and Giannulli, tells PEOPLE that “this application was not filled out by anyone in the Giannulli family. It was filled out unbeknownst to them by someone at USC.”
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