Lori Loughlin among 16 hit with additional charges in college admissions bribery scandal

Actress Lori Loughlin is among 16 parents who were indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston on Tuesday on additional charges in a college admissions bribery scandal.The defendants are set to be arraigned at a later date for the new charges related to money laundering and conspiracy to commit fraud.Loughlin and actress Felicity Huffman were among dozens of people accused of paying bribes for their children to attend some of the country's most prestigious colleges.Authorities say the parents paid a college prep business to cheat on standardized tests and/or bribed college coaches to help get their children into competitive universities.More than a dozen defendants, including Huffman, have agreed to plead guilty to their charges.

Actress Lori Loughlin is among 16 parents who were indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston on Tuesday on additional charges in a college admissions bribery scandal.

The defendants are set to be arraigned at a later date for the new charges related to money laundering and conspiracy to commit fraud.

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Loughlin and actress Felicity Huffman were among dozens of people accused of paying bribes for their children to attend some of the country's most prestigious colleges.

Authorities say the parents paid a college prep business to cheat on standardized tests and/or bribed college coaches to help get their children into competitive universities.

More than a dozen defendants, including Huffman, have agreed to plead guilty to their charges.