Lori Loughlin’s daughters ‘beyond worried’ as both parents serve prison sentences in college scam: report
The daughters of “Full House” actress Lori Loughlin and fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli are deeply distressed now that both parents are in prison for college admissions fraud, according to a report.
“It’s just a nightmare for them,” a source told People magazine, referring to YouTube star Olivia Jade Giannulli, 21, and Isabella Rose Giannulli, 22.
“They were very upset when they said goodbye to Lori. But to have both of their parents now in prison at the same time is very upsetting,” the source said.
“They are beyond worried,” the People source continued. “They can’t wait to have their mom home in December, though. They try to focus on this.”
Loughlin is serving two months and Giannulli is serving five months after they admitted they paid $500,000 to get their daughters into the University of Southern California as fake rowing recruits.
Loughlin, 56, pleaded guilty in May to one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. She surrendered to prison officials Oct. 30 to begin serving her sentence at FCI-Dublin, a low-security penitentiary in Dublin, Calif.
Giannnulli, 57, pleaded guilty to a more serious charge of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and honest services mail and wire fraud.
He was booked into federal prison in Lompoc, near Santa Barbara, on Thursday after revealing a radical new look last week that included a shaved head and beard.
Prosecutors said the wealthy spouses worked with scam mastermind William “Rick” Singer and his fake charity to sneak Isabella and Olivia through the USC crew team “side door” using tactics including staged photos of the teens on rowing machines.
“I made an awful decision,” Loughlin told the court during her sentencing in August.
“I went along with a plan to give my daughters an unfair advantage in the college admissions process. In doing so, I ignored my intuition and allowed myself to be swayed from my moral compass.”
Under the terms of the couple’s plea deals, federal prosecutors agreed to drop the money laundering and bribery charges that were piled on the couple with superseding indictments.
Loughlin is due to be released Monday, Dec. 28, according to an updated entry on the Bureau of Prisons website.
The date previously was set at Dec. 27, a Sunday, leading to speculation she might be released in time for Christmas due to a policy that lets inmates go a day or two early if their release dates fall on a weekend.
In the meantime, a legal source told People that Loughlin is holding up well behind bars.
“She was a little weepy on her first night there, but she pulled herself together quickly. She hasn’t had any specific problems. No one is bullying her,” the source said.
“She’s using this time to focus on herself, but she’s also interested in hearing the stories of the other inmates,” the source reportedly said. “She realizes she’s no better and no worse than any of them. Lori is resolved to finish her sentence with her head held high.”
