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(Updated with U.S. Attorney statement) Almost four years after the FBI swooped in on Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin and other well-heeled parents who tried to bribe their kids’ way into elite colleges, the man who masterminded the whole scheme today finally faced justice. In federal court in Boston…

Chris Messina has been tapped as the lead in HBO Max pilot Verbatim, an anthology series from Brett Weiner (Honest Trailers), Ben Stiller's Red Hour Films, Left/Right Productions and The New York Times. Created and directed by Weiner, Verbatim is based on his New York Times Op-Docs digital series. It tackles actual…

3RD UPDATE, 11:15 AM: Lori Loughlin has officially begun serving her time for paying out big bucks to get her daughters into top-notch colleges under false pretense. Three weeks ahead of schedule, the former Full House star arrived this morning at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, CA, for a two-month…

If federal prosecutors get their way, Fuller House star Lori Loughlin is less than a week away from spending two months in federal prison for fraudulently paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to get her daughters admitted into a top-tier school. Her husband, fashion designer spouse Mossimo Giannulli, would get an…

After months of fighting prosecutors over her indictment in the college admissions scandal, a subdued Lori Loughlin pleaded guilty Friday to paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to fraudulently get her daughter admitted into a top-tier college. Saying little more that a "yes, your honor," a "yes, sir" and…

Lori Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges in connection with admissions scandal at USC, the U.S. attorney in Boston said on Thursday. Loughlin’s plea agreement calls for two months in prison, a $150,000 fine and two years of supervised release…

Lori Loughlin and other well-heeled parents indicted in “Operation Varsity Blues” will still be going to trial later this year, a federal judge ruled Friday. “After consideration of the extensive briefing, affidavits and other information provided by the government and defendants, the Court is satisfied that the…

It's not a get out of jail free card, but Lori Loughlin just got a glimmer of hope in her efforts to halt federal prosecutors' aims to see the once Full House star stand trial later this year for her alleged role in the college bribery scheme known as “Operation Varsity Blues.” Facing around 50 years behind bars and…

Facing a trial in October, if Lori Loughlin thought prosecutors in the college bribery scheme were going to roll over amidst recent allegations of "extraordinary government misconduct" and toss out charges that could see the former Full House star behind bars for up to 50 years, she, her husband and several other…

UPDATE, 7:29 PM: Just like they said they would, lawyers for Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli today officially sought to have the harsh college bribery scheme case against their clients dismissed. “The extraordinary government misconduct presented in this case threatens grave harm to defendants and the…

Attorneys for actress Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli are accusing the Justice Department of refusing to turn over key evidence in the college admissions bribery case. The couple’s lawyers filed a motion Friday asking a judge to compel federal prosecutors to hand over the evidence, according to USA Toda…

UPDATE, 8:39 AM: As more and more parents in the sprawling college admissions scandal are cutting deals with federal prosecutors for reduced sentences, Lori Loughlin is digging in for a fight as the former Full House star faces decades behind bars. Hit with new bribery charges late last month, Loughlin and her fashion…