New charges were filed Tuesday against actress Lori Loughlin as part of a widespread college admissions scandal.
Loughlin and 15 other people have been charged with conspiring to commit fraud and money laundering in connection with a scheme to use bribery to cheat on college entrance exams and to facilitate their children’s admission to selective colleges and universities as purported athletic recruits, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boston.
Loughlin, best known for her role on “Full House,” and her husband were last month indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud after they allegedly paid half a million dollars in bribes in order to get their daughter into the University of Southern California.
Loughlin conspired with William “Rick” Singer, 58, of Newport Beach, Calif., and others, to bribe SAT and ACT exam administrators to allow a test taker to secretly take college entrance exams in place of students, or to correct the students’ answers after they had taken the exam, according to prosecutors.
On Monday, actress Felicity Huffman and 13 others pleaded guilty to similar charges stemming from the scheme.
Loughlin, who has not been arraigned on the new charge, could face up to two decades in prison if convicted.
