Sixteen parents, including actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, face new charges in the college admissions scandal that has already snared dozens of wealthy individuals. The Justice Department announced Tuesday that a second superseding indictment has charged them with money laundering and conspiring to commit fraud.
The indictment, which was handed down by a grand jury in Boston, comes just a day after 14 of their co-defendants — including actress Felicity Huffman, 12 other parents and one coach — said they would plead guilty to playing a role in the alleged multimillion-dollar scheme to cheat the college admissions process through fraud and bribery.
All told, 50 individuals have been charged in the scandal — 33 of them were parents allegedly seeking to boost their children’s admissions prospects through doctored standardized tests and bribes to college athletics coaches. The alleged ringleader, William “Rick” Singer, pleaded guilty last month to charges ranging from racketeering conspiracy to obstruction of justice.
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