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<\/p>\n\u201cFull House\u201d actress Lori Loughlin and 15 other parents were indicted Tuesday on a new money laundering charge in connection to the massive college cheating scandal that has implicated dozens of wealthy parents, coaches and college administrators across the nation.<\/p>\n
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The superseding grand jury indictment comes a month after federal authorities arrested a total of 50 people, including celebrities and corporate titans, in what has been described as \u201cOperation Varsity Blues,\u201d the largest college admissions case ever prosecuted in the country.<\/p>\n
Loughlin and the other 15 parents, including her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, now face up to a total of 40 years for the two charges against them \u2014 conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering \u2014 as well as a combined fine of up to $750,000, if convicted, according to the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office in Massachusetts.<\/p>\n
The indictment was announced a day after 13 other parents agreed to plead guilty in the case, a sign that prosecutors are determined to pressure anyone still fighting the allegations.<\/p>\n
One of those 13 is actress Felicity Huffman, who played Lynette Scavo on the ABC series \u201cDesperate Housewives.” Her plea hearing is set for May 24.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am ashamed of the pain I have caused my daughter, my family, my friends, my colleagues and the educational community,” Huffman said in a public apology this week. \u201cI want to apologize to them and, especially, I want to apologize to the students who work hard every day to get into college, and to their parents who make tremendous sacrifices to support their children and do so honestly.”<\/p>\n
Prosecutors say all 33 parents involved paid convicted mastermind William \u201cRick\u201d Singer about $25 million in bribes over nearly a decade to help get their children into highly-selective colleges. Singer would bribe SAT and ACT exam administrators to allow a test taker to secretly take exams in place of students or correct their answers, but he also paid athletic coaches and administrators to designate students as athletes regardless of their athletic experience, court records show.<\/p>\n
Giannulli and Loughlin, known for playing Aunt Becky on the ABC sitcom \u201cFull House,” are accused of paying $500,000 to get their two daughters designated as recruits to the University of Southern California crew team, despite the fact they had no rowing credentials. The couple appeared in court last week, but did not enter a plea.<\/p>\n
Huffman is accused of paying $15,000 to rig her oldest daughter\u2019s SAT scores. Her husband, actor William H. Macy, has not been charged.<\/p>\n
Among the parents indicted Tuesday is Michelle Janavs, whose family founded the microwave food company Hot Pockets, and William McGlashan, founder of TPG Growth, a division of private equity firm TPG Capital. McGlashan\u2019s attorney told the Associated Press the case against his client is \u201cis deeply flawed.\u201d<\/p>\n
The schools implicated in the scandal include Yale, Stanford, Georgetown and Wake Forest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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