Lori Loughlin’s husband Mossimo Giannulli is asking that he spend the remainder of his five-month prison sentence at home. Giannulli is in prison as part of the college admissions cheating scandal.
In court documents filed Thursday, Giannulli's attorneys are requesting that "he be released from the custody of the Bureau of Prisons and serve the remaining portion of his prison sentence in home confinement," according to Fox News.
Backing the request, attorneys state that Loughlin's husband had been in solitary confinement for eight weeks before finally being released on Wednesday. This presents "extraordinary and compelling reasons for the Court to grant Mr. Giannulli's requested relief," the filing states.
Giannulli reported to a prison in Lompoc near Santa Barbara, California, on Nov. 19 for his involvement in the college admissions scam. He was initially meant to "be quarantined with other minimum security prisoners for a short period of time before being confirmed COVID-negative, and then released from quarantine to serve his sentence at the minimum security camp," according to a memo filed along with Giannulli's request.
However, he was instead placed into solitary confinement "in a small cell at the adjacent medium-security penitentiary," according to the legal document.
Giannulli remained there for 56 days and was only permitted "three short 20 minute breaks per week." On Jan. 13 he was transferred to a minimum-security camp, according to the filing.
"This means Mr. Giannulli spent almost 40% of his total sentence confined in solitary quarantine, despite testing negative for COVID-19 at least ten times and despite his counsel's multiple requests that BOP release him from quarantine," the filing continues, adding that Giannulli's imprisonment has been "far more extreme than what the Court recommended."
The filing comes weeks after Loughlin was released from prison after spending two months behind bars.
The famous couple admitted in May to paying $500,000 to get their two daughters into the University of Southern California as crew recruits even though neither girl was a rower. In addition to their prison sentences, Loughlin was ordered to pay a $150,000 fine and complete 100 hours of community service while Giannulli was ordered to pay $250,000 and complete 250 hours of community service.
The pair faced very different sentences and a legal expert explained why.
"Mossimo took the more active role of the two," the source told People last year, referencing the scheme that the couple, along with dozens of other wealthy parents, were charged for conspiring with California college admissions consultant William "Rick" Singer to use bribery and fraud to secure their children's admission to top schools.
The insider explained that the money the couple used to pay Singer came from Giannulli.
"He dealt with Rick Singer more frequently and was the one who originally connected with him," the source continued. "Lori was a bit more passive, but she was aware of everything that Mossimo was doing."
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