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Nats lori we love you! Acrtress lori Loughlin was all smiles outside federal courtwaving to fans in the midst of a scandal that could send her to prison for up to 20 years. Nats cell vid pay for my tuition Some emerson students pleaded with her to pay THEIR tuition Nats full house as the "full house" actress arrived in Boston to fa charges she and her husband paid a half million dollars to get their daughters into USC. 248 16:16 she waved at us, smiled at us said thank you. Fans flocked to the federal courthouse to catch a glimpse of Loughlin and desperate housewives star felicity Huffman as they complied with orders to appear i boston and face charges in the college admissions scam. 4:58 I don't think it's possible to tell what's going to happen to all of them or any individual one. Newscenter 5 legal analyst greg henning says it's hard to predict potential punishment but he says the actresses arrived on the east coast with markedly different approaches to the serious accusations. 5:33 she came on private plane - signing autographs - felicity taking a more somber approach to it. A number of wealthy parents also faced a judge today 253 37:55 nats free aunt becky But the focus was on the high profile defendants who brought the Hollywood spotlight to boston. 248 15:41 yes I'm upset about it, but it's aunt becky and I wanted to see her.

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Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, entered a not guilty plea Monday and are waiving their right to appear in court for an arraignment in their alleged involvement in the college admissions scandal. Loughlin and Mossimo were charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and an additional charge of money laundering.The two appeared in federal court last week but said they were “not ready” to enter a plea. The couple were of the few who didn’t enter a plea while several others, including actress Felicity Huffman, entered a guilty plea in the case. Loughlin is accused of giving around $500,000 to a fake charity, according to CNN, to get her daughters into college at the University of Southern California. The daughters reportedly posed as crew recruits despite not being athletes for the sport. According to CNN, the two were also accused of conspiring to launder bribes and other payments through a charity run by Rick Singer, the mastermind of the scam, as well as transferring money into the United States to promote the fraud, prosecutors said.The charges of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud are punishable by a maximum 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss, whichever is greater. The charge of conspiracy to commit money laundering is punishable by a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, according to federal officials.The couple are among 33 parents accused of using their wealth to cheat on standardized tests for their children, and bribe college administrators and coaches who had major clout when it came to admissions.CNN contributed to this report.