Mossimo Giannulli, the designer husband of former “Fuller House” star Lori Loughlin, just got some good news when a judge approved his request to serve his five month prison sentence for his role in the college admissions scandal at the Federal Correctional Institution, Lompoc.
Court documents obtained by US Weekly state that Giannulli will “be designated to a facility closest to his home in Southern California, preferably FCI — Lompoc, commensurate with the appropriate security level.” This comes after Loughlin’s request to serve her two-month sentence at the federal correctional institution in Victorville, California was also approved.
Loughlin and Giannulli both pled guilty back in May to fraud charges related to them paying $500,000 in bribe money to have their two daughters admitted to the University of Southern California as members of the crew team, even though neither girl had ever rowed before.
Loughlin took a plea deal in which she was sentenced to prison time as well as two years of supervised release, 100 hours of community service and a $150,000 fine. Meanwhile, Giannulli’s deal included two years of suspended release, 250 hours of community service and a $250,000 fine.
While Giannulli kept his comments brief during his sentencing hearing last month, Loughlin broke down as she addressed the judge.
“I made an awful decision. I went along will the plan to give my daughters an unfair advantage in the college admissions process,” Loughlin said. “In doing so, I ignored my intuition and allowed myself to be swayed from my moral compass. I thought I was acting out of love for my children, but in reality, I had only undermined and diminished my daughters’ abilities and accomplishments.”
“While I wish I could go back and do things differently, I can only take responsibility and move forward,” she added. “I have great faith in God and I believe in redemption and I will do everything in my power to redeem myself and use this experience as a catalyst to do good and give back for the rest of my life.”
Loughlin and Giannulli each must surrender to their respective medium-security facilities no later than 2 p.m. on November 19, 2020.
This piece originally appeared in UpliftingToday.com and is used by permission.
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