Loughlin demands evidence in college scandal, reportedly feels 'pressure' to plead guilty
"Full House" star Lori Loughlin wants prosecutors to show their hand before she argues any major motions in the college admissions bribery scandal.
Lawyers for the actress, her fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli and 15 other defendants filed joint paperwork Monday asking the judge to suspend all "substantive motions" in the criminal case until a June 3 status conference.
"At present, the defendants have not yet received any discovery in this case and have been told by the government that it is extremely voluminous," the new filing in federal court in Boston states.
"Defendants would like an opportunity to review discovery in a meaningful way before filing of substantive motions in this case," it says.
"Litigating substantive motions in a piecemeal fashion and before defendants have an opportunity to become familiar with the government's evidence could substantially prejudice the defendants' ability to make proper legal arguments to contest the allegations," the filing reads.
Prosecutors say Loughlin and Giannulli paid $500,000 to have their two daughters admitted to the University of Southern California as fake recruits to the university's rowing team. Neither daughter had any competitive rowing experience.
A source told People.com on Monday that Loughlin is feeling "pressure" to take a plea deal in the case to spare her daughters.
The source said Loughlin "has every reason to believe" her daughters, including YouTube star Olivia Jade Giannulli, could be targets of the prosecution.
_New York Daily News
