Lori Loughlin is Still Convinced She'll Be Found Not Guilty
by EG
Lori Loughlin isn't a lawyer, but she's convinced that she and her husband will be found not guilty of the fraud and money laundering charges against them. A source says that Loughlin is very active in planning her own defense, which she hopes won't result in decades in prison. Read on for details.
Via People.
Two months after pleading not guilty in the college admissions cheating scandal, Lori Loughlin is coping with her new reality.
“Lori is in a stressful situation,” a source tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue.
“She isn’t working, and her whole life focus has changed drastically,” the source says of the actress, who was dropped by Hallmark Channel after the scandal broke. “It consists of waiting around for the next court date and planning her legal defense.”
On March 12, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts announced that it had charged 50 people, including Loughlin and her husband J. Mossimo Giannulli, in the scandal. Along with coaches, admissions counselors and fellow parents, they were accused of alleged crimes such as falsifying SAT scores and lying about the athletic skills of their children.
Prosecutors alleged that Loughlin and Giannulli paid $500,000 to admissions consultant William “Rick” Singer and his nonprofit organization, Key Worldwide Foundation (“KWF”), which prosecutors said was actually a front for accepting bribes, to have their daughters Olivia Jade, 19, and Isabella Rose, 20, designated as recruits to the USC crew team — despite the fact that they did not participate in crew. Neither Olivia Jade and Isabella Rose are listed on the USC women’s rowing roster.
Loughlin, 54, and Giannulli, 55, face charges of mail fraud and money laundering conspiracy. If convicted, they face up to 20 years in prison on each charge.
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