Lori Loughlin and her husband were indicted Tuesday for participating in the college admissions scam — and hit with new charges that now have them facing up to 40 years in prison, prosecutors announced.
A federal grand jury in Boston handed up the indictment against the “Full House” star, hubby Mossimo Giannulli and 14 other parents on charges of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud — plus the new charge of conspiracy to commit money laundering, prosecutors said.
The move comes a day after the feds announced that 13 other parents arrested in the scandal — including actress Felicity Huffman — had agreed to take plea deals.
Prosecutors say the rich moms and dads paid college-prep adviser William “Rick” Singer to ease their kids’ admission into top schools — by either cheating on their admission exams or bribing coaches to name them as bogus athletic recruits.
They allegedly funneled the graft to Singer through a phony charity — which he then used to pay off crooked exam proctors, test-takers and athletic coaches.
Each of the two charges against the couple carries a maximum sentence of 20 years.
Loughlin and Giannulli allegedly paid a combined $500,000 to get daughters Olivia Jade and Isabella Rose into the University of Southern California as crew recruits — even though neither participated in the sport.
They even had the girls pose for “action” pictures on rowing machines, which were submitted to the school alongside phony athletic profiles.
Other parents indicted Tuesday include Manuel and Elizabeth Henriquez, who allegedly paid Singer more than $400,000 to get their daughter Isabelle into Georgetown University.
Court documents allege Singer arranged for a proctor to help Isabelle with the answers to her ACTs — and that she and her mom “gloated” about the cheating with him afterwards.
They then allegedly bribed Georgetown’s then-head tennis coach to have the teen designated as a recruited athlete — by falsely claiming she was a top player.
Also indicted was Bill McGlashan Jr., the “ethical investment” advocate who lost his job at private equity giant TPG after he was arrested in the scandal.
McGlashan allegedly paid Singer $50,000 to have his son’s ACT results doctored — and agreed to pay another $250,000 to get his son admitted to USC as a football recruit.
In a statement Tuesday, McGlashan’s attorney John Hueston said: “The Prosecutor’s case against Mr. McGlashan is deeply flawed and ignores important exculpatory facts. We look forward to presenting his side of the story.”
The Henriquezes’ attorney declined to comment.
Lawyers for Loughlin and Giannulli did not return requests for comment.