Dozens charged in U.S. college admissions scam

[Rey C.]

Somebody call the fire dept. Looks like USC is about to get set ablaze. This is going from a few bimbos bribing their way into college to a crooked real estate investor playing footsie with the mayor of L.A. - and a(nother) perv doctor at USC abusing gay male students.

 

[xfire]

https://uproxx.com/viral/lori-loughlin-husband-mossimo-giannulli-trump-supporter/

This probably belongs up the ass of that, "librul dubble secret hipocrasy" thread.

:rofl2: :rofl:

 

[Luxman]

Admission Through the ‘Side Door’
https://www.chronicle.com/specialreport/Admission-Through-the-Side/240

 

[Luxman]

Full coverage: Dozens charged — including Hollywood actresses — in connection with college admissions scheme

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-college-admissions-scheme-stories-storygallery.html

 

[Rey C.]

UPDATE: Lori Loughlin now faces 20 years in prison after being indicted on money laundering, fraud charges

Lori Loughlin may reportedly be relying on yoga and her faith to help her cope with being charged in the nationwide college admissions scandal, but neither will help the Hollywood star avoid the strong possibility that she could be going to prison — for up to 20 years.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts announced Tuesday that the “Full House” actress, husband Mossimo Giannuli and 14 other parents, including six from the Bay Area, were indicted with conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering. The indictments came from a federal grand jury that convened to consider additional charges against wealthy parents who already had been charged in the wide-ranging conspiracy investigation but who apparently delayed or refused to strike cooperation deals with prosecutors.

TMZ reported that Loughlin and Giannulli could have gotten away with a minimum two-year prison sentence if they had made a deal with prosecutors. Now they face charges that each carry a maximum of 20 years in prison, though how much time they actually would face depends on U.S. sentencing guidelines and other factors.

Los Angeles-based defense lawyer Lara Yeretsian estimated that the guidelines mean that Loughlin and Giannulli are looking at around 57 to 71 months, or four to five years. “If she accepts responsibility, it could lessen the sentence,” Yeretsian said. “We all knew this was coming, that there were going to be additional charges.”

I don't care how much you like yoga, never take legal advice from a goat.

 

[Luxman]

I still believe that it's not a coincidence that this was made public right before Mueller's report was finished, to take the focus off Trump's crimes.
If Mueller's report is never made public, then there is no doubt that there is a corrupt cover-up.

This college admissions scam is an example of what rich assholes do every day.
They pay/bribe people to do them favors, and there is no shortage of poorer people in influential positions that have no problem taking bribes.
This isn't anything new, it's business as usual, every rich person has done something similar, everyone knew it was going on and ignored it.

If Trump isn't charged with any crime, then everyone should get the same justice as Trump.
If a person is convicted of a crime, then like Trump the convicted person gets to decide their own punishment or acquittal.

 

[Rey C.]

SALT LAKE CITY — A guidance counselor at Olivia Jade Giannulli’s Los Angeles prep school will be called as a witness in the case against Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli, the Mercury News reports.

The counselor — “who raised concerns” about Jade’s admission to the University of Southern California — was reportedly “involved in some kind of confrontation” with Giannulli in spring 2018 “after questioning why Olivia Jade was admitted to USC as a crew athlete when she had never rowed for Marymount’s rowing team,” according to the Mercury News.

TooFab, an entertainment news site, reports the counselor could be called as a witness if the case against Loughlin and Giannulli ends up going to trial.




USC coach accused of faking profiles for [NOBABE]Lori Loughlin's[/NOBABE] daughters pleads guilty

In a deal with prosecutors, Laura Janke pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit racketeering and agreed to also cooperate with the government’s ongoing investigation into the nation's largest-ever college admissions scandal masterminded by Rick Singer.

Ruh roh, Shaggy.

 

[Rey C.]

Wah wah wahhh... :sing:

Lori Loughlin's Legal Problems Might Get A Whole Lot Worse


Actress [NOBABE]Lori Loughlin[/NOBABE] and husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, may reportedly face a civil lawsuit from the University of Southern California in the ongoing college admissions bribery scandal.

The couple are accused of paying $500,000 to “admissions consultant” Rick Singer to get their two daughters into USC as rowers.

Neither are rowers.

The couple has pleaded not guilty to federal charges, and court documents filed by prosecutors indicate that may not be their only legal battle.

“USC has suggested that Latham’s representation of Ms. Loughlin and Mr. Giannulli may conflict with USC’s interests in possible future civil litigation with these individuals,” attorney BJ Trach of Latham & Watkins said in a letter filed by prosecutors that was obtained by the Los Angeles Times.

 

[Luxman]

Most rich people are guilty of bribing to get what they want.
The "lobbying" system in Washington is basically legalized bribery.

Most of the corrupt rich assholes who caused the 2008 crash, or those who saw it coming and did nothing, bet against the stock market and walked away richer and with impunity.
What kind of fucked up system allows people/assholes to invest/bet to profit from the economy failing???
Stock markets are basically casinos where people place their bets and about 70% lose money.
The stock markets main purpose is to steal money from the gullible naive majority of investors/gamblers and give it to the corrupt insider minority.

Anyways, I'm still convinced that this college scam was made public at the same time to take the focus off the Mueller report.
If they wanted to punish the rich, the government would seize at least half their assets as fines, and waive any jail time.
That would really scare every corrupt rich asshole into being more honest.
Plus it would save taxpayers millions of dollars in court costs for this college scam dog and pony show done only to distract the public...

How will Felicity Huffman's 14-day prison sentence affect Lori Loughlin's case?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/ente...impacting-lori-loughlins-strategy/2342946001/

 

[Little Red Wagon Repairman]

Can you imagine how tightly puckered Lori Loughlin's anus is now? Full House gets rebooted into The Big House.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment...-in-college-admissions-scandal-194024460.html

 

[Rey C.]

See Lori, your pal Felicity is gettin' outta the slammer this weekend... after two whole weeks of "hard time". You and Luigi (or whatever his name is) might not have gotten off that light. But you could have gotten something relatively light as far as jail, then just have hubby write a fat check to cover the rest. But no, you decided to use the old "I'm too cute to go to jail" defense. Yeah, that's worked several times recently for bleach-blonde bimbos in FL and SC. But they were low profile hos (plus they probably gave the cops, the judge and the DA blowjobs at the local No Tell Motel before trial). Now they seem determined to cut your tits off, honey.

Tell you what you should do at this point. Make up a sad story about how Harv Weinstein abused you (ya know, make yourself the victim) and claim that your mental condition was so bad that you didn't know what you were doing. You wanted to get your little dim-witted daughters into USC so they wouldn't have to suffer at the hands of bad men like Harvey the Rabbit and other toxic males. The gals over at Lifetime will probably buy into it and make a TV movie. We can make this work. I know we can. Wear a #MeToo t-shirt to the next hearing. We can doooo it, girl! :nanner:


(Nah... they're gonna cut her tits off...)

 

[Luxman]

Prosecutors are pilling on as many charges as possible against anyone who pleaded not guilty.
I'm not sure if they're doing this to try to avoid lengthy and costly court proceedings, or if they are afraid some or most of their charges won't stick in court.
If Lori Loughlin's husband Mossimo Giannulli has ties to the mafia, they may be able to bribe some politicians or officials and get away with only paying a hefty fine and no jail time.
The administration at most or all the schools involved were probably aware of what was happening and looked the other way because of all the extra "donations" they were getting.

Lori Loughlin, other parents face new bribery charge in college admissions scandal
https://www.usatoday.com/story/ente...harges-college-admissions-scandal/4056689002/


Lori Loughlin's husband emailed accountant, 'I had to work the system,' new indictment alleges
https://www.usatoday.com/story/ente...-giannulli-emailed-usc-admissions/4082162002/

 

[Rey C.]

Lori Loughlin to plead guilty in college admissions scandal

Actress Lori Loughlin, who maintained her innocence for 16 months, will plead guilty to fraud in the college admissions scandal, according to a plea agreement filed in federal court.

Federal prosecutors and the couple’s attorneys agreed to ask a judge to sentence Loughlin and Giannulli to two and five months, respectively, in federal prison, the plea agreements say. Loughlin agreed to pay a fine of $150,000 and serve 100 hours of community service; her husband agreed to a $250,000 penalty and 250 hours of community service, the documents show.

If U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton accepts these terms, prosecutors will drop the money laundering and bribery charges that a grand jury brought against the couple. They will plead guilty Friday and be sentenced at a later date.

“These defendants will serve prison terms reflecting their respective roles in a conspiracy to corrupt the college admissions process and which are consistent with prior sentences in this case,” U.S. Atty. Andrew E. Lelling, whose deputies charged the case, said in a statement. “We will continue to pursue accountability for undermining the integrity of college admissions.”

 

[Luxman]

They will probably do time in a celebrity prison. Maybe they'll both be in the same prison.
Once the media interest dies down they will probably be let out after a few weeks for good behavior.
But because of the pandemic, they may be sentenced to house arrest and have to wear ankle bracelets.
If they had waited a year they could have avoided this because all the schools are closed now.
All that Full House money wasted for nothing.