college admissions scandal

Chalk one up for “Aunt Becky.” A federal judge presiding over the nationwide college admissions scandal that netted actress Lori Loughlin called allegations investigators pressured a cooperating witness to entrap parents “serious and disturbing,” NBC News reports. Attorneys for the couple and other defendants are now looking for US District Judge Nathaniel Gorton to toss …

Lori Loughlin’s designer hubby once berated a high school guidance counselor for daring to doubt that the power couple’s daughter was a college-level rower — even though the girl had never participated in crew, new court documents allege. Fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli confronted the counselor, identified by the Los Angeles Times as Philip Petrone, at …

Federal prosecutors have released the photos they say helped Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli scam their daughters’ way into the University of Southern California. The photos, part of new court documents filed Wednesday as part of the FBI’s case and obtained by People, show Olivia Jade, now 20, and Isabella Rose, 21, their faces blurred, …

BOSTON — “Full House” Actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, and other prominent parents urged a judge Wednesday to dismiss charges against them in the college admissions bribery case, accusing prosecutors of “extraordinary” misconduct. Defense attorneys for the famous couple and other parents still fighting the charges say the case cannot stand …

Lori Loughlin’s highly-anticipated college admissions scandal trial will go on as planned in October despite the Chinese virus pandemic, a federal judge in Boston has ruled. Federal courts in Boston, Springfield and Worcester will remain open amid the outbreak, though pre-trial deadlines in criminal cases have been extended for 60 days, the Boston Herald reported. …