Lori Loughlin apologizes as she's sentenced to two months in prison for college cheating scandal

The Daily Beast

The former Full House and Hallmark Channel star was formally sentenced this afternoon to two months in prison and will have to pay a $150,000 fine and perform 100 hours of community service for her role in the college admissions scandal. Her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, was sentenced earlier today to five months in prison and will have to pay a $250,000 fine and perform 250 hours of community service. Before sentencing Loughlin, U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton admonished the actress, stating that while he believes she is remorseful he does not understand why somebody who already had a “fairytale life” needed to “grab even more.” “You have participated in the corruption of the system of higher education in this country,” Gorton said. “I hope you will spend the rest of your charmed life making amends for the system you have harmed.” Loughlin issued a brief apology during her sentencing. “I made an awful decision," Loughlin said before her sentencing, which was conducted over Zoom. "I went along with a plan to give my daughters an unfair advantage in the college admissions process. I thought I was acting out of love for my children, but in reality it only undermined my daughters' abilities and accomplishments. I will do everything in my power to redeem myself. Your honor, I am truly, profoundly, and deeply sorry.”