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Felicity Huffman Arrested ; Lori Loughlin Under investigation for Fraud

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/08/fel...-guilty-in-us-college-admissions-scandal.html

Felicity Huffman of Desperate Housewives to Plead Guilty to the College Fraud Scandal with Rick Singer and Lori Loughlin.

Actress Felicity Huffman and 13 other people have agreed to plead guilty to participating in what prosecutors call the largest college admissions scam uncovered in U.S. history, federal prosecutors said on Monday.

The 14 are among 50 people, including wealthy parents and college team coaches, accused by federal prosecutors in Boston of engaging in schemes that involved cheating on college entrance exams and paying $25 million in bribes to secure their children admission at well-known universities.

Huffman, who starred in “Desperate Housewives,” was among 33 parents charged in March with participating in the scheme in hopes of getting their children into universities including Yale, Georgetown and the University of Southern California.
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https://people.com/crime/lori-lough...-harsh-punishment-college-admissions-scandal/

An Update on the College Bribery Scandal

As prosecutors move forward in the cases against Lori Loughlin and her husband in the high-profile college admissions cheating scandal, they are sending a clear message: the defendants’ money and status won’t help them.

“They really want to make sure that there isn’t this perception that these people are able to skate by because they’re rich,” a legal source close to the case tells PEOPLE. “They want to make sure everyone is equal in the eyes of the law.”

The source says prosecutors are pushing for jail time for Loughlin, fellow actress Felicity Huffman, and more than 40 other defendants.

“They know this is a high profile case and they want to make an example of the defendants,” says the source.
Loughlin has not yet admitted to any guilt — and things got worse for her on Tuesday, when she and Giannulli were among 16 parents indicted on an additional felony charge of money laundering conspiracy. They now face up to 20 years in prison for each charge.


Although both women face different charges, the source says prosecutors want jail time for both of them — despite Huffman’s agreement to plea.

“[The prosecutors] are saying that the only way anyone’s going to escape jail time is if they go to trial and are found not guilty,” says the source. “But they’re saying the they have such meticulous evidence that it would be foolish to take that risk.”
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https://people.com/tv/lori-loughlin-when-calls-the-heart-renewed/

Update Hallmark has renewed "When Calls the Heart"

Note Hallmark has announced that the show will continue without Loughlin

When Calls the Heart is moving on without Lori Loughlin.

The Hallmark Channel drama has been renewed for a seventh season, a little over a month after the actress was dropped by the network in light of her alleged role in the college admissions cheating scandal.

Series star Erin Krakow made the announcement Saturday during the premiere of the Hallmark Channel movie Bottled with Love.

“You’ve already heard When Calls the Heart will returning with a special two-night event Sunday, May 5 and Monday, May 6,” Krakow said. “I’m also thrilled to announce When Calls the Heart season 7 coming next year! We can’t wait to get back to Hope Valley.”
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Erin Krakow has been named as the lead talent for "When Calls the Heart"
 
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow...ollege-admissions-scandal-20190413-story.html

Another one over the Loughlin Scandal

Two actresses, different cases

Loughlin is often compared to Huffman in the scandal, because both are well-known actresses. But their cases are different, and their apparent legal strategies have diverged.

Prosecutors said Huffman paid $15,000 for a 36-year-old Harvard graduate to correct her daughter’s answers on the SAT, giving the girl a 400-point boost over a previous score. Huffman later discussed pursuing a similar scheme for her younger daughter but decided not to follow through with it, according to court records.

In announcing she would plead guilty, Huffman expressed deep remorse.

“I am in full acceptance of my guilt, and with deep regret and shame over what I have done, I accept full responsibility for my actions and will accept the consequences that stem from those actions. I am ashamed of the pain I have caused my daughter, my family, my friends, my colleagues and the educational community,” she said in a statement.

Prosecutors allege that Loughlin and her husband spent much more money.

Loughlin and Giannulli allegedly shelled out half a million dollars to get their daughters into USC. The couple saw being a coxswain as their daughters’ tickets into the private college, which boasts an admissions rate of 13%, even though they had never competed in the sport, according to an affidavit filed in federal court.

They began discussing the plot with William “Rick” Singer in April 2016 after they met with the college counselor of their older daughter, Isabella, according to the affidavit.

“I’d like to maybe sit with you after your session with the girls as I have some concerns and want to fully understand the game plan and make sure we have a roadmap for success as it relates to [our daughter] and getting her into a school other than ASU!” Giannulli wrote to Singer.

Singer told the couple that Isabella’s academic qualifications were “at or just below the low end of USC’s admission,” according to the affidavit. Authorities allege the couple agreed to bribe USC senior associate athletic director Donna Heinel, who also was charged in the scheme, to designate their daughter as an athletic recruit on the crew team.

After their older daughter’s admission was secured, they repeated the scam in 2017 with their younger daughter, Olivia Jade, authorities allege. Singer told the couple he would present their daughter as a crew coxswain for the L.A. Marina Club team and requested they send an “action picture.” The couple sent him a photo of Olivia Jade rowing on a machine, according to the affidavit.
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What the Allegations also include here is that Felicity Huffman will face sentencing for the same bribery scandal while Loughlin is likely to be on trial for sometime over the Bribery and laundering allegations to Rick Singer.
 
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow...dmissions-scandal-defense-20190417-story.html

Update on the fallout of the bribery scandal

Lori Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer J. Mossimo Giannulli, are vowing to fight charges accusing them of participating in an elaborate fraud to get their children into college.

Their attorneys have not revealed much about their legal strategy. But as more parents file court papers, one argument is coming into focus: They were just trying to help their kids and were manipulated into criminal activity. That is far from a bulletproof defense, given the wiretapped records and payments prosecutors have outlined in court papers.

But some legal experts say it’s a start.

“These are parents trying to help their kids. Yes, it is parenting on steroids,” said Lara Yeretsian, a criminal defense attorney who was part of the legal team for both Scott Peterson and Michael Jackson.

Loughlin and Giannulli are accused of paying $500,000 to have their two daughters admitted to USC as crew recruits. Though neither is a rower, the parents saw being a coxswain as their daughters’ ticket into the private college, according to an affidavit filed in federal court. USC’s admissions rate is 13%.
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"Their attorneys have not revealed much about their legal strategy. But as more parents file court papers, one argument is coming into focus: They were just trying to help their kids and were manipulated into criminal activity. That is far from a bulletproof defense, given the wiretapped records and payments prosecutors have outlined in court papers."

I was just trying to pay my bills, and only robbed that bank because the bank manipulated me into criminal activity by having that vault full of money.
 
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow...sions-scandal-prison-home-20190420-story.html

Update on Huffman

When actress Felicity Huffman announced she would plead guilty to charges related to the college admissions scandal, she expressed unwavering remorse for her actions.

“I am in full acceptance of my guilt, and with deep regret and shame over what I have done, I accept full responsibility for my actions and will accept the consequences that stem from those actions,” she wrote. “I am ashamed of the pain I have caused my daughter, my family, my friends, my colleagues and the educational community.”
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If I were Loughlin's attorney I'd use discovery to tear through every one of USC's admissions records with a fine toothed comb. Find all of the corruption that will surely be found there and begin to drip-drip-drip it out to the public.

USC and the NCAA are not pure as the driven snow here. Throw enough hints that you are likely to expose how corrupt college admissions really are in this country, and draw all universities into a much wider scandal, and they just may prevail upon the prosecutor to let you off the hook.
 
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https://abc30.com/lori-loughlin-didnt-realize-actions-were-illegal-report/5270238/

Update for the Defense in the Rick Singer College admissions scandal.

Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli did not mean to break the law when they allegedly paid a bribe to get their kids admitted to an elite college, according to a new report.

People Magazine spoke to a source who said the pair didn't realize their actions were illegal.

"When they fight this, they're going to give a lot more nuance and mitigating circumstances that will help put their alleged actions into context," the source told the magazine. "The bottom line is that they just didn't realize that what they were doing was illegal."

The source said that the parents thought they were hiring a consultant to do what was needed and that it was similar to other parents "calling in favors, donating money to the alumni association, hiring consultants."

"When it all fell apart, nobody was as surprised as they were that they were in trouble," the source said
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https://tvnewscheck.com/article/top-news/239054/felicity-huffman-gets-14-days-in-college-scam/

An Update Felicity Huffman is sentenced in the College Bribery Scandal.

For Loughlin the fallout is pending.

BOSTON (AP) — “Desperate Housewives” star Felicity Huffman was sentenced Friday to 14 days in prison for paying $15,000 to rig her daughter’s SAT scores, tearfully apologizing to the teenager for not trusting her to get into college on her own.

“I was frightened, I was stupid, and I was so wrong,” Huffman, 56, said as she became the first parent sentenced in a college admissions scandal that ensnared dozens of wealthy and well-connected mothers and fathers.


The scandal exposed the lengths to which parents will go to get their children into the “right” schools and reinforced suspicions that the college admissions process is slanted toward the rich.

In sentencing Huffman, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani noted the outrage the case has generated, adding that it “isn’t because people discovered that it isn’t a true meritocracy out there.” The outrage, she said, was because Huffman took steps “to get one more advantage” in a system “already so distorted by money and privilege.”

Prosecutors had sought a month in prison for Huffman, while her lawyers said she should get probation.
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https://news.yahoo.com/lori-loughlin-apos-incredibly-panicked-155224635.html

Update

Lori Loughlin is feeling the heat.

After Felicity Huffman was sentenced to 14 days in prison and fined $30,000 on Friday for her part in the sweeping college admissions scandal, a source tells ET that the former Full House star is on edge concerning what this could mean for her own case.

"Lori has kept a close eye on Felicity throughout the case and after hearing her 14-day sentence, she's been incredibly panicked," the source tells ET. "She can't help thinking, if Felicity received real prison time, what could that mean for her?"

The source added: "Lori didn't believe Felicity should have pleaded guilty but now watching her situation play out, she's been in fear of what's to come for her. Right now, her friends fear the prosecution wants to make an example out of her, not only for the crime she's been accused of, but her not guilty plea."

In April, the 55-year-old TV star and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, pleaded not guilty to the charges they face for allegedly paying $500,000 in bribes to get their daughters, 19-year-old Olivia and 20-year-old Bella, admitted to the University of Southern California as recruits for the crew team, even though neither had ever participated in the sport.
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I just wonder if "Fuller House" could do a storyline where she cheats to get the twins into college. That's one way to keep her on the show even if her reputation has been hurt.
 
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