AsLori Loughlinand her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, face charges for allegedly participating in acollege admissions cheating scamto get their children into school, their daughter and popular YouTuber Olivia Jade Giannulli previously opened up to PEOPLE about the most important thing she’d learned from her parents.
“From both of my parents, [I’ve learned that] hard work pays off and dedication and always being on time,” the 19-year-old told PEOPLE in 2017. “Just forming relationships with different people is so important. Just being responsible — especially because I’m in school so I need to make sure my school work comes first but also learning how to manage everything. A lot of hard work does go into it, and a lot of people don’t realize it.”
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Loughlin andFelicity Huffmanare among dozens charged in an alleged college admissions cheating scam involving elite colleges and universities including Yale, Georgetown, the University of Southern California and Stanford, PEOPLE confirms.
Federal court records unsealed Tuesday in Boston name 50 people who have been allegedly indicted as part of the nationwide scheme, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts.
Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin.Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty; Gary Gershoff/Getty
Athletic coaches from Yale, Stanford, USC, Wake Forest and Georgetown, among others, are implicated, as well as parents and exam administrators, the release says.
Huffmanallegedly gave $15,000 “to participate in the college entrance exam cheating scheme on behalf of her oldest daughter,” the indictment states.
Loughlinallegedly gave $500,000 to say her child was part of the rowing team, when that was not true, the indictment states.
Federal agents obtained emails from Loughlin allegedly implicating her in the scam, according to the documents.
Reps for Huffman and Loughlin did not immediately return PEOPLE’s calls for comment.
Ollvia Jade, Lori Loughlin.Steve Granitz/WireImage
Olivia faced backlash last year when sheposted a videoin which she said she was only interested in attending college for the parties.
“I don’t know how much of school I’m gonna attend but I’m gonna go in and talk to my deans and everyone, and hope that I can try and balance it all,” she said. “But I do want the experience of like game days, partying…I don’t really care about school, as you guys all know.”
“I said something super ignorant and stupid, basically. And it totally came across that I’m ungrateful for college — I’m going to a really nice school. And it just kind of made it seem like I don’t care, I just want to brush it off. I’m just gonna be successful at YouTube and not have to worry about school,” she said in the video. “I’m really disappointed in myself.”
source: people.com
