Federal prosecutors have indicted dozens of people — including Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin — in connection with an elaborate scheme aimed at getting students into elite colleges lat.ms/2NZ4Xrz
Lori Loughlin, of #FullHouse fame, and Felicity Huffman, whose credits include #DesperateHousewives, were in custody in L.A., according to an FBI spokeswoman.

They are charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services fraud. lat.ms/2NZ4Xrz
The scheme, which began in 2011, is the largest college admissions scam that’s ever been prosecuted, said U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling: The parents "knowingly conspired...to help their children cheat or buy [them] admission to elite schools through fraud" lat.ms/2NZ4Xrz
See for yourself. 👀 Take a look at the charging document for the college admissions and testing fraud scheme, which includes the names of Felicity Huffman, Lori Loughlin and dozens of others ➡️ lat.ms/2JbPs0C
Felicity Huffman is accused of disguising a $15,000 charitable payment in the bribery scheme, according to court records. lat.ms/2NZ4Xrz
Prosecutors allege Felicity Huffman met with a confidential witness who could control an SAT testing center & get someone to proctor her daughter’s test & correct it. Her daughter allegedly took it Dec 2017 & received a 1420 score — a 400-point improvement lat.ms/2CgHY6x
Lori Loughlin & her husband, Mossimo Giannulli "agreed to pay bribes totaling $500,000 in exchange for having their two daughters designated as recruits to the USC crew team” even though they did not participate in crew, according to court records lat.ms/2CgHY6x
Here's a look at the official charging document for the admissions scheme. Federal prosecutors indicted dozens of people, including Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin. Read it in full here: lat.ms/2JbPs0C
What does the college exam scandal mean for Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin’s upcoming projects? latimes.com/entertainment/…
Olivia Jade, Lori Loughlin's daughter, is likely the most prominent student whose academic career has been called into question with the admissions fraud scheme. At 19, she has about 2M YouTube subscribers, 1.3M Instagram followers & 182k Twitter followers latimes.com/entertainment/…
Olivia Jade has made no secret that her priorities are her YouTube channel & business ventures—facing backlash last year for saying she was interested in attending college only for the parties.

She later backtracked, "An education is also super important"
Lori Loughlin & Giannulli agreed to pay bribes totaling $500k in exchange for having their daughters designated as recruits for USC crew—though they did not participate in crew.

Loughlin is flying to LA to surrender, law enforcement sources told The Times latimes.com/entertainment/…

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