Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli have accused prosecutors of withholding evidence that could strengthen their case in the college admissions scandal.
According to court documents filed Friday, the celebrity couple, who both stand accused of paying $500,000 to get their two daughters admitted to the University of Southern California, insists that the evidence being concealed could prove their innocence, People reported.
Central to their claims are statements made by William "Rick" Singer during FBI interviews.
Earlier this year, the California college admissions consultant pleaded guilty to helping bribe university sports coaches to present clients' children as fake athletic recruits. He also is accused of helping students — sometimes unknowingly — cheat on their college entrance exams in exchange for money from their parents.
Loughlin and Giannulli are hoping that, by having those interview statements released, they can prove once and for all that they were not aware that their donations were being used as bribes.
Key to the case is how the accused parents had been informed of where their donations would be distributed.
According to the filing, Loughlin and Giannulli could prove they had "reasonably believed" their monetary contributions were going toward "a bona fide charitable organization" and that their payments "would support programs geared toward helping underprivileged children."
Both Loughlin and Giannulli are facing additional charges of money laundering and conspiracy and could face up to 40 years in prison. They have pleaded not guilty.
The couple's attorney Sean Berkowitz accused the prosecution of withholding the evidence after deeming it irrelevant to the case. This is preventing Loughlin and Giannulli from having a fair trial, the motion asserts.
"The government's failure to disclose this information is unacceptable, and this court should put a stop to it," reads the motion, which was filed at the U.S. District Court in Boston.
The United States Attorney's Office in Massachusetts has not released comment at this stage.
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