Lori Loughlin hit with new money laundering charge from grand jury

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published 9 April 2019

Actress Lori Loughlin is now facing an additional charge over her role in the alleged nationwide college admissions cheating scandal.

Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, on Tuesday were indicted by a grand jury, which added on a new money laundering charge, per Variety. The Full House actress and her husband had previously been charged in a criminal complaint with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud, The New York Times reports. Fourteen others were also indicted on Tuesday and hit with this new money laundering charge.

These charges come as part of an investigation into an alleged scam that involved parents paying bribes to get their children into prestigious colleges. Prosecutors say Loughlin and her husband paid $500,000 in order to get their daughters into the University of Southern California as rowing recruits, when in reality, neither of them row, per the Times. Loughlin allegedly paid Key Worldwide Foundation, which prosecutors have described as a fake charity that was used to launder these bribes.

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Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.

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