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        <title><![CDATA[Lori Loughlin, Mossimo Giannulli to be sentenced today in college scam]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lori Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, are set to be sentenced Friday for their role in the widespread college-admissions scandal, bringing their made-for-TV saga to a close.</p><p>The celebrity couple will appear via videoconference in Boston federal court, where US District Judge Nathaniel Gorton will decide whether to accept a plea deal the duo struck with prosecutors in May.</p><p>Loughlin, best known for her role as Aunt Becky on the sitcom &#8220;Full House,&#8221; and Giannulli, a fashion designer, <strong>copped to allegations</strong> they bribed their daughters&#8217; way into the University of Southern California.</p><p>They admitted to paying $500,000 to scam mastermind William “Rick” Singer in order to get daughters Olivia Jade and Isabella Rose accepted into the school <strong>as crew recruits</strong> — even though neither girl was a rower.</p><p>Under their plea agreement, Loughlin, 55, would be sentenced to two months behind bars, while Giannulli, 56, would get five months.</p><p>She&#8217;s also agreed to <span class="strikethrough_">pay</span> a $150,000 fine and <span class="strikethrough_">perform</span> 100 hours of community service. Her husband would pay a $250,000 fine with 250 hours of community service.</p><p>Unlike most plea agreements &#8212; where the judge is free to decide on the sentence &#8212; the couples&#8217; proposed prison terms are binding if the deal is accepted. If the judge doesn&#8217;t accept <strong>the terms</strong>, the whole deal would be void.</p><p>Loughlin was &#8220;feeling nervous&#8221; on Thursday, ahead of her sentencing, though also ready for the ordeal to end, <strong>a source told Us Weekly</strong>.</p><p>She and her hubby are “anxious,” but “looking forward to closing this chapter of their lives,&#8221; the source said.</p><p>Neither Loughlin nor Giannulli have made any public statements since their arrests last year as part of &#8220;Operation Varsity Blues.&#8221;</p><p>Unlike other prominent parents charged in the scheme, they also did not submit letters expressing their regret or notes of support from family and friends to the court.</p><p>Fellow actress Felicity Huffman &#8212; who was sentenced to two weeks behind bars for paying $15,000 to rig her daughter’s entrance exam score &#8212; released a statement saying she felt “deep regret and shame&#8221; after she agreed to plead guilty, about a month after her arrest.</p><p>It took more than a year for Loughlin and Giannulli to agree to plead guilty &#8212; and their decision came after a judge rejected their attorneys&#8217; <strong>bid to get the case</strong> tossed.</p><p>Their lawyers have repeatedly professed their clients&#8217; innocence, saying the duo believed the money was a legitimate donation to Singer.</p><p>Giannulli&#8217;s sentencing hearing is scheduled for 11 a.m., while his wife is set to appear at 2:30 p.m.</p><p><em>With Post wires</em></p>]]></content:encoded>
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