Mossimo Giannulli wants out of prison, calls conditions ‘extreme’
Mossimo
Giannulli
is
begging
a
judge
to
spring
him
from
prison
—
saying
his
eight
weeks
in
solitary
confinement
was
“extreme”
punishment
for
his
role
in
the
college
admissions
scam,
according
to
newly
filed
court
documents.
The
husband
of
“Full
House”
actress
Lori
Loughlin
filed
an
emergency
motion
Thursday
seeking
permission
to
serve
out
the
rest
of
his
five-month
sentence
at
home.
Giannulli,
57,
says
he’s
been
holed
up
in
solitary
confinement
since
arriving
at
the
federal
lockup
in
Lompoc,
Calif.,
on
Nov.
19
due
to
COVID
restrictions.
“Mr.
Giannulli
was
immediately
placed
in
solitary
confinement
in
a
small
cell
at
the
adjacent
medium
security
penitentiary,
24
hours
per
day
with
only
three
short
20
minute
breaks
per
week,
where
he
remained
for
56
days
before
finally
being
transferred
to
the
camp
yesterday
(January
13),”
his
lawyers
wrote
in
the
federal
court
filing.
They
note
that
the
fashion
designer
has
tested
negative
for
COVID-19
at
least
10
times
and
called
the
conditions
“far
more
extreme
than
what
the
court
recommended.”
Giannulli
called
eight
weeks
in
solitary
confinement
an
“extreme”
punishment
for
his
role
in
the
college
admissions
scandal.
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“After
each
negative
test,
without
further
explanation,
Mr.
Giannulli
was
returned
to
his
cell,
purportedly
for
another
two-week
period
of
solitary
quarantine,”
the
filing
said.
The
lawyers
said
Giannulli
has
a
release
plan
that
includes
serving
out
the
rest
of
his
time
under
home
confinement.
Giannulli,
the
husband
of
actress
Lori
Loughlin,
filed
an
emergency
motion
seeking
permission
to
serve
the
remainder
of
his
sentence
at
home.
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Prezioso/AFP
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Images
“He
has
a
stable
home
environment
—
to
which
he
will
directly
and
immediately
travel
upon
release
—
with
resources
that
will
allow
him
to
quarantine
safely
and
remain
at
home
for
the
remainder
of
his
sentence,”
they
wrote.
Giannulli
and
Lori
Loughlin
paid
$50,000
in
bribes
and
passed
their
daughters
off
as
crew
recruits
to
get
them
into
USC.
U.S.
Attorney
s
Office/
MEGA
Nearly
60
inmates
at
Lompoc
have
tested
positive
for
coronavirus
—
which
has
killed
five
inmates,
the
Santa
Maria
Times
reported
Wednesday.
Giannulli
and
Loughlin
were
one
of
the
dozens
of
rich
parents
ensnared
in
the
widespread
college
admissions
scandal.
The
California
couple
initially
fought
the
charges,
then
admitted
to
paying
$50,000
in
bribes
to
get
their
two
daughters,
Olivia
Jade
and
Isabella
Rose,
into
the
University
of
Southern
California.
The
girls
were
passed
off
as
crew
recruits
—
even
though
they
weren’t
athletes.
Loughlin
was
sentenced
to
two
months
behind
bars
and
was
released
in
late
December.
Giannulli
and
Lori
Loughlin
were
among
the
rich
parents
caught
paying
bribes
or
cheating
to
get
the
children
into
college.
SplashNews.com
Giannulli
received
a
stiffer
sentence
after
the
judge
found
he
played
a
bigger
role
than
his
wife
in
the
college
scheme.
He
was
also
ordered
to
pay
a
$250,000
fine
and
perform
250
hours
of
community
service.
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