Lori Loughlin, Felicity Huffman appear in court, do not enter pleas - Global News

UPDATE: Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman both appeared in Boston federal court Wednesday to face charges regarding an alleged college bribery scam. They did not enter pleas.Story continues belowUpon her arrival outside John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse, Huffman entered the building quietly alongside her lawyer, barely raising her head to acknowledge onlookers. Upon departure, she made no comment and went directly to a waiting car.Loughlin, on the other hand, smiled and shook hands, waving at fans outside. Industry publication The Hollywood Reporter reported that some onlookers yelled “Lori, pay my tuition!” at the Full House star.Magistrate Judge Page Kelley did not adjust either bail amount for the actors; Loughlin’s bond remains at $1 million and Huffman’s is $250,000. They were both ordered to surrender their passports and remove any firearms from their homes.—ORIGINAL STORY: Actors Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin are among 13 defendants due in Boston federal court on Wednesday to face charges that they participated in what prosecutors call the largest college admissions scam uncovered in U.S. history.They are among 50 people federal prosecutors allege participated in schemes that involved cheating on college exams and paying $25 million in bribes to buy the children of affluent Americans seats in well-known universities including Yale, Georgetown and the University of Southern California.READ MORE: Mother files $500-billion lawsuit against Lori Loughlin, Felicity HuffmanThe scam’s mastermind, California college admissions consultant Rick Singer, has pleaded guilty to overseeing a racketeering scheme in which parents paid to help their children cheat on admissions tests and bribe coaches to present them as elite prospects in sports including sailing, crew and water polo even if they had no athletic experience.Desperate Housewives star Huffman and Full House actor Loughlin, along with a former chief executive and a major law firm’s onetime chairman, are part of the group scheduled to make their first appearances in Boston court.WATCH BELOW: Felicity Huffman arrives at federal court over college bribery scandal

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April 03, 2019 at 10:09PM