Lori Louglin has the (varsity) blues.
The former "Full House" star and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, are reportedly "very concerned" about their potential convictions in the college admissions scandal after seeing some of the harsher punishments handed down to parents already found guilty in the scheme, a source close to the couple told People Thursday.
Former insurance executive Toby MacFarlane, of San Diego County, was sentenced Wednesday to six months behind bars after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud for having paid $450,000 in bribes and flubbing his kids' athletic histories to guarantee them acceptance to the University of Southern California.
His sentence marks the most severe one so far in the scandal dubbed Operation Varsity Blues.
"There's a similarity to the cases," the source told People. "And they're smart enough to see that. So they're very concerned. If (Toby MacFarlane) pleaded guilty and was still given six months, what does that mean for them? If they're convicted, their sentences are going to be very severe. Also, they face more charges than Mr. MacFarlane did. They're very discouraged."
Loughlin, 55 and a Queens native, and Giannulli are accused of having paid $500,000 to an admissions consultant, William Singer, to say their two daughters were members of USC's crew team.
Neither their 20-year-old Olivia Jade nor their 21-year-old Isabella Rose actually participated in crew.
Loughlin and Giannulli face as many as 45 years behind bars after having pleaded not guilty to charges of money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, as well as honest services mail and wire fraud, and a federal charge of conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, for which they're each charged with one count.
