In this Aug. 27, 2019, file photo, Lori Loughlin departs federal court with her husband, clothing designer Mossimo Giannulli, left, in Boston, after a hearing in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal.
Loughlin's plea deal with prosecutors calls for her to spend two months behind bars, while Giannulli's calls for him to serve five months. The judge said at their plea hearings that he would decide whether to accept their unusual deals with prosecutors after reviewing the presentencing report, a document that contains background on defendants and helps guide sentencing decisions.
They are among nearly 30 prominent parents who have admitted to charges in the scheme, which involved hefty bribes to get undeserving kids into college with rigged test scores or fake athletic credentials.Lawyers for Loughlin and Giannulli had insisted for more than a year that the couple believed their payments were "legitimate donations."
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