In March of 2019, Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli (among other wealthy parents) were charged with felony counts of fraud in a college cheating scheme, according to CNN. Allegedly, the Full House actress and her husband agreed to pay $500,000 in bribes to have Bella and Olivia designated recruits to the crew team at USC, even though the girls never participated in crew before. This made both Olivia and Bella appear to be successful athletes, making them more appealing to the university.
Among the evidence in the case is an email between Giannulli and William Rick Singer, CEO of The Key, wherein they conversed about a "game plan" for Bella, whose grades were either at or below the "low end" of USC's requirements, according to Singer. Additionally, that game plan involved Singer facilitating a bribe to Donna Heinel, the senior associate athletic director at USC, who saw to it that the recruit designation was facilitated. Loughlin and Giannulli were also recorded in telephone discussions concerning what to say if they were asked about the bribe during an IRS audit on the company. Loughlin reportedly said she would state she made a donation, "end of story." Yikes.
In May 2020, Loughlin pleaded guilty to "conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud," while Giannulli pleaded guilty to "conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud and honest services wire and mail fraud," as reported by CNN. We wonder if Lori Loughlin's daughters knew about all this and, if not, how they feel about what's happened.
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