In a few weeks' time, Lori Loughlin will be in a jail cell.
It's not a reality the 56-year-old Full House star ever imagined for herself. She and husband Mossimo Giannulli will turn themselves in to begin serving their jail sentences on November 19. The couple pleaded guilty to charges related to the college admissions scandal back in May.
Lori will serve two months and pay a $150,000 fine, as well as complete 150 hours of community service. Mossimo will serve five months, pay a $250,000 fine, and complete 250 hours of community service.
Lori has reportedly been preparing for the worst possible outcome for some time now. As she gets closer to serving her sentence, the sources close to her are opening up about her mindset. They told People magazine that she wants to get through this and put the entire ordeal behind her as quickly as she can. Unfortunately, the two years of supervised release she and Mossimo must undergo after serving their prison time will make matters a bit harder.
There's less than a month to go until Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli begin serving their sentences in the college admissions scandal. The two pleaded guilty last month.
Lori confessed to one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud. Mossimo pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud and one count of honest services wire and mail fraud.
The couple was found guilty of paying $500,000 to Rick Singer and the Key Worldwide Foundation in a scheme to get both their daughters into the University of Southern California. The two were passed off as recruits for the crew team despite the fact that neither participated in the sport.
Both Lori and Mossimo cut plea deals. Lori agreed to plead guilty and serve just two months in jail in addition to paying a $150,000 fine and doing 150 hours of community service. Mossimo will serve five months in jail, pay a $250,000 fine, and do 250 hours of community service.
At the time of her sentencing, Lori gave a statement and was apologetic for her actions.
"I made an awful decision," she told the judge.
"I went along with a plan to give my daughters an unfair advantage in the college admissions process. In doing so, I ignored my intuition and allowed myself to be swayed from my moral compass."
"I thought I was acting out of love for my children, but in reality, it only undermined and diminished my daughters' abilities and accomplishments," she continued.
Both girls have left USC since the scandal. They have also reportedly struggled in their relationships with their parents.
A source previously told People that younger daughter Olivia Jade was finding a way to forgive them. Yeah, you read that right.
"Her career has been affected because of decisions her parents made. But they are still her parents. She has to find forgiveness for them, and she will always love them," a friend shared.
"In turn, she hopes that as she finds forgiveness for her parents, her fans will not be as judgmental about her."
She also wants her fans' forgiveness for her role in the process.
"She accepts responsibility for her part in it," the source said.
"Everything she worked for was put on hold because of all of this, but she wants to keep following her passions. She's young," the source continued.
"When it feels right, she does want to continue everything she had been building before. Her path hasn't changed."
Sources close to Lori have indicated all along that this process has deeply affected her. Now they're saying she's ready to get this part of it over with and move past it all.
"She's mentally preparing for this. She wants to go in, do her time, and get out," a source said.
Lori is to turn herself in to the US Bureau of Prisons by 2 p.m. on November 19. Mossimo will begin his sentence the same day.
"She wants it to be as uneventful as possible, and she wants this to be a distant memory by 2021," the source continued.
Lori has put her mind to getting through this, according to the source.
"She is going to set her jaw and do her time," they said.
"Of course she's dreading it, but she's resigned that it's the way to get this behind her. She's already thinking about how 2021 will be better for her, and she'll be able to move forward."
"There's some humility there that people didn't see before," the source continued.
"She's going to learn what she can from the experience, and hopefully become an even better person from this. She's open to learn the lessons that she needs to learn."