Former “Fuller House” actress Lori Loughlin has just issued a new request to the judge dealing with her case related to the college admissions scandal. This comes after she and her husband Mossimo Giannulli were accused of trying to get special treatment for themselves when it comes to the deal they took that involves them each serving prison time.

Fox News reported that Loughlin and Giannulli are now asking a judge to reduce their bond from $1 million to $100,000, arguing in a new filing that they are not flight risks. They are due back in court on August 21 to have their official sentences handed down after pleading guilty to charges related to them paying $500,000 in bribe money to have their two daughters admitted to the University of Southern California as members of the crew team, even though neither girl had ever rowed before.

Lawyers for the couple told Judge Nathaniel Gorton that there is no chance of them fleeing before their sentencing.

“There is no indication that Defendants will flee rather than face sentencing,” Loughlin’s legal team wrote in their latest finding.  “An unsecured bond, coupled with sufficient assets to collect upon, provides the same incentive for Defendants to appear in this case, which they will of course continue to do.”

Gorton is considering whether or not to accept the terms of the respective deals that Loughlin and Giannulli took. Under her deal, Loughlin would serve two months in prison and pay a $150,000 fine along with two years of supervised release and 100 hours of community service. Meanwhile, her husband would go to prison for five months, pay a $250,000 fine with two years of supervised release and 250 hours of community service.

Loughlin and Giannulli have previously been accused of trying to get special treatment by asking to serve their prison sentences at separate times so that one parent can always be free to serve as emotional support for their daughters, Isabella and Olivia Jade. They made this request despite the fact that both daughters are adult women in their 20s.

“Lori and Moss don’t want to serve their prison sentences at the same time. Among the reasons, even though their daughters are adults, Lori wants one parent to be free to provide emotional support to the girls,” a source close to the family told Us Weekly. “Lori’s concern all along has been Isabella and Olivia Jade.”

Recommended
Join the Discussion

COMMENTS POLICY: We have no tolerance for messages of violence, racism, vulgarity, obscenity or other such discourteous behavior. Thank you for contributing to a respectful and useful online dialogue.

Subscribe
Notify of
0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
More Stuff