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August 24, 2020

Lori Loughlin Gets Two-Month Prison Term for College Admissions Bribes
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A U.S. district judge sentenced actress Lori Loughlin to two months in
prison Friday for paying bribes to get her two daughters into the
University of Southern California by lying about their athletic bona
fides. Judge Nathaniel Gorton told Loughlin at her sentencing, "You have
participated in the corruption of the system of higher education in this
country." Over 50 people have been charged as part of the college
admissions scandal, which embroiled wealthy Hollywood actors, Silicon
Valley executives and hedge fund managers. Loughlin's husband, fashion
designer Mossimo Giannulli, received a sentence of five months.


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