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Lori Loughlin’s Husband Reportedly Joked About ‘Blowing Off’ USC

Hank Berrien
Lori Loughlin’s Husband Reportedly Joked About ‘Blowing Off’ USC
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The husband of actress Lori Loughlin, Mossimo Giannulli, who along with his wife was indicted last March on charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud as well as conspiracy to commit money laundering after allegedly paying $500,000 to have their daughters designated as recruits for USC’s crew team so they could gain admittance to the University of Southern California, exchanged emails with the university in which he allegedly joked about “blowing off” USC.

Newly-released documents reveal that an unnamed official at USC reportedly informed Giannulli that it would be willing to arrange a private tour of the campus and flag the application of Giannulli’s 21-year-old daughter Bella Rose, allegedly writing, “Hi Mossimo — Please let me know if I can be at all helpful in setting up a 1:1 opportunity for her, customized tour of campus for the family… I’d also be happy to flag her application…” Giannulli reportedly replied, “I think we are squared away,”

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