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Lori Loughlin and husband Mossimo Giannulli face bribery charges in college admissions scandal

New indictment brings additional charges

Clémence Michallon
New York
Thursday 24 October 2019 09:40 EDT
Lori Loughlin smiles as she arrives at court in admissions case

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Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli are now facing bribery charges in the college admissions scandal.

A new indictment unveiled on Tuesday brought additional charges against 11 of the 15 parents charged in the case, including the couple.

Loughlin, Giannulli and nine other parents were indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit federal program bribery, according to federal prosecutors.

The charge accuses the parents of allegedly paying bribes to get their children admitted to the University of Southern California.

“In exchange for the bribes, employees of the university allegedly designated the defendants’ children as athletic recruits – with little or no regard for their athletic abilities – or as members of other favoured admissions categories,” prosecutors said in a release.

Loughlin and Giannulli already faced charges of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, as well as conspiracy to commit money laundering.

They have pleaded not guilty to previous charges and have not yet commented on the new charge.

Felicity Huffman, who was another defendant in the case, previously entered a guilty plea and was sentenced to 14 days in prison.

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She began serving her sentence last week.

The Independent has contacted Loughlin and Giannulli’s attorney for comment.

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