Lori Loughlin and her fashion-designer husband rejected a 'legitimate approach' to help one of their daughters get into USC, prosecutors say.
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Actress Lori Loughlin poses with her daughters Olivia Jade Giannulli and Isabella Rose Giannulli at the 2019 "An Unforgettable Evening" in Beverly Hills, Calif., Feb. 28, 2019.Prosecutors allege they disguised bribes to William"Rick" Singer, the one-time college entrance guru who masterminded the scam, as donations to fund programs for"disadvantaged youth."
In the latest batch of documents filed in court, prosecutors disclosed additional evidence they allege show the depth of Loughlin and Giannulli's participation in scheme. In a series of emails between Singer and Giannulli, Singer informed the couple how he would make their daughter look like a real"coxswain," the person athlete responsible for steering boats in rowing competitions.
Loughlin and Giannulli, however, have asserted that evidence in the case eventually will show they were not paying bribes to Singer and were under the impression they were making proper donations to USC. Prosecutors countered in court documents that"the exculpatory evidence the defendants purport to seek simply does not exist" and accused Loughlin and Giannulli of"relying on a sanitized renditions of the facts."
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