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Actor Lori Loughlin and her husband, the fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges for trying to fraudulently win their children’s admission to the University of Southern California, the US Department of Justice said on Thursday.
Loughlin, 55, and Giannulli, 56, are among 53 people charged with involvement in a scheme where wealthy parents conspired with a California admissions consultant to use bribery and other fraud to secure the admission of their children to top schools.
It is the biggest college admissions scam ever prosecuted in the US, and sparked national outrage when it was uncovered last year.
The justice department said Loughlin agreed to serve two months in prison and Giannulli agreed to serve five months in prison under their respective plea agreements filed in federal court in Boston.
They are expected to plead guilty on Friday to conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud. Loughlin and Giannulli also agreed to pay fines of $150,000 and $250,000, respectively.
US attorney Andrew Lelling in a statement said the plea deals ensure “these defendants will serve prison terms reflecting their respective roles in a conspiracy to corrupt the college admissions process”. Their lawyers declined to comment.
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