Lori Loughlin and 15 other parents implicated in the college admissions scandal have been indicted on charges of money laundering and fraud conspiracy. The indictments come one day after 13 parents and one coach said they would plead guilty.
and Hot Pockets heiress Michelle Janavs — now face two charges: fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy.
With one exception, all 33 parents charged in the scheme either have signed plea agreements or have been indicted. Three parents had previously been indicted, and prosecutors asked a judge on Monday for more time to discuss a deal with Toby MacFarlane. They said MacFarlane, a San Diego parent, would probably plead guilty without being indicted.
If the 16 parents who were indicted Tuesday had been close to a deal, their lawyers and prosecutors could have asked for more time. Instead, they were saddled with another charge. Some of the parents wrote off the payments as donations on their taxes and assured Singer, in phone calls recorded by the FBI, that they would tell the Internal Revenue Service the money went toward “underserved kids,” according to the indictment unsealed Tuesday.
The Colburns’ attorney compared the case to a “mass trial,” with prosecutors drawing no distinction between individual cases and leveling the same charges at every parent, regardless of their alleged offenses. The Colburns are accused of paying $25,000 for Singer’s accomplice to correct their son’s answers on the SAT.
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