what the mastermind of the entire scheme, what he said to clients regarding payments made to the university of southern california and laughlin and her husband also want to know what usc knew about singer s total operation. their daughters both attended the school until the scandal broke and prosecutors accused the couple of paying half a million in bribes, cheating to gain admittance for the girls as crew team recruits. in the motion filed last late week their lawyers complained the government appears to be concealing exculpatory evidence that helps show that both defendants believed all of the payments they made would go to usc itself for legitimate university-approved purposes or to other legitimate charitable causes. so far 14 defendants have been sentenced, one coach, 13 parents, all after entering guilty pleas. they have faced a range of
all the years he was underpaid, and received no bonus. eric: 18 people are said to be arraigned wednesday for their role in the college omission scandal. among the most prominent faces in the group is lori loughlin, she in her husband will allegedly pay $500,000 for their $2 to get into the usc as crew team recruits even though neither of them were competitive. here to discuss what is next in the scandal, former federal prosecutor james is here. love to have you here, i want to ask you, based on their behavior i have told now in their legal strategy, what legal charges and punishment might lori loughlin and her husband face? they are certainly feeling increased pressure and adding charges and things like money
order and said you need to answer us in some form by 4:00 p.m. today. what that means we will know publicly remains to be seen. they could file an unredacted version privately and we may see the redacted version that doesn t answer the question publicly, but again, we should know by 4:00 p.m. sara murray, thanks very much. now staying in legal news, soon the actress from full house lori loughlin and her husband will appear in federal court for a hearing in the country s largest college admissions scandal. the couple is accused of paying $500,000 to a fake charity to get their two daughters septd into the university of southern california claiming that the two girls were crew team recruits, which of course they weren t. the last time she arrived in court it was quite the scene. you can see there the actress smiled and greeted fans in downtown boston. a day before that, she was seen signing autographs. loughlin and her husband have pleaded not guilty. meanwhile, in new york jeffr