After serving her two-month prison sentence, Lori Loughlin was released from a federal correctional facility in Dublin, California early Monday morning.
Loughlin was serving time for her participation in the college admissions scandal, in which she and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, paid half a million dollars in bribes to get their two daughters, Olivia Jade and Isabella Rose, accepted into the University of Southern California. While they initially pleaded not guilty to the charges, in May they reversed their stance with the actress pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, while her husband admitted to one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud and one count of honest services wire and mail fraud. As a result, Loughlin was sentenced to two months in prison, a $150,000 fine, and 100 hours of community service. Giannulli received a $250,000 fine, 250 hours of community service, and a five-month sentence at F.C.I. Lompoc—the prison closest to the family’s new $9.5 million “farmhouse” in Santa Barbara, California. He is currently slated to be released on April 17, according to the Bureau of Prisons.
The couple was originally meant to report to prison on November 19 but wanted to stagger their sentences for the sake of their daughters. The prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed Loughlin could begin her sentence early on October 30. She also agreed that she would not seek early release due to COVID-19, something she reportedly had “high anxiety” about catching while in prison. According to Holli Coulman, a former inmate turned prison consultant with clients in F.C.I. Dublin with Loughlin, daily life in lockup also came as quite a shock to the actress. “It’s not being able to go and pick up the phone when the phones are supposed to be on and go call somebody. She’s alone,” Coulman explained. “From a nice home to laying on a mat wearing a uniform. You’re wearing a uniform that is a men’s uniform. She’s wearing boots. Not Gucci shoes, she’s wearing boots. These are things she’s not used to.”
According to court records, Loughlin has already paid the $150,000 fine that was part of her plea deal and now only has to complete her 150 hours of community service in order to fulfill her sentencing.
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