On Monday, 13 wealthy parents caught up in the college admissions scam agreed to plead guilty to a conspiracy fraud charge.
Less than 24 hours later, 16 parents who did not agree to plead guilty -- actress Lori Loughlin among them -- were hit with another federal charge.The back-to-back timing of those major announcements shows that prosecutors are using a carrot-and-stick approach to the defendants, legal experts said. Their goal is to pressure them to plead guilty, and fast."The carrot is, 'take a quick plea and get your best shot at a lower sentence,'" CNN legal analyst Elie Honig said.
Loughlin says she doesn't push kids in old interview 03:32The high stakes of the decision is easy to see when comparing the two highest-profile defendants in the case, actresses Felicity Huffman and Loughlin. Huffman, the"Desperate Housewives" star, agreed to plead guilty on Monday to paying $15,000 to a fake charity associated with scheme mastermind Rick Singer to facilitate cheating for her daughter on the SATs.
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