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Lori Loughlin played Rebecca Donaldson ("Aunt Becky") on Full House from 1988 to 1995. In March of last year, she and her husband were accused of "conspiring to commit federal program bribery by paying employees at the University of Southern California to admit the defendants' children as athletic recruits or other favored admissions categories." The bribe amounted to half a million dollars.

Loughlin has pleaded not guilty, but at this point it's looking like a very uphill battle for her. She faces up to 45 years in jail unless she changes her plea and agrees to testify against her own husband. Even then, the sentence would still be 10 years. Maybe she wouldn't serve either sentence in its entirety, but nonetheless it looks like she has some substantial time behind bars ahead of her.

Remarkably, Aunt Becky has apparently hired a prison coach to teach her the ways of the big house (rather than the Full House). She's learning the right table manners, how to speak the lingo, and some self-defense.

Has anyone else been following this case? I sort of grew up on Full House, so I find it fascinating.

 

[Deleted member 1159]

Bribery is one thing, but trying to also write your bribe off for your taxes?

You fucked up.

 

[DeafTourette]

She's not going to serve any substantial prison time. Most likely a week in prison (isolated confinement) followed by a couple months house arrest and a couple years probation.

She's a sorta famous, kinda pretty, white woman... She'll be fine.

 

[ExpandKong]

Have mercy

 

[#Phonepunk#]

tbh im bummed just because i know in the grand scheme of things what she did is really nowhere near as harmful to the rest of the world as what a lot of other people get away with all the time. i can understand wanting the best for your child. so i have some sympathy for that.

 

[Thabass]

The first MILF I ever wanted to MILF.

 

[Max_Po]

I hope she receives several ass whoppings in the prison.

 

[Nester99]

The first MILF I ever wanted to MILF.

but back in the day she was only an aunt!

 

[Slings and Arrows]

What I don't get is why these people with money stick around waiting to be sentenced. Take your cash, jump on a private jet and get the fuck out of dodge.

 

[InfiniteRadiata]

What I don't get is why these people with money stick around waiting to be sentenced. Take your cash, jump on a private jet and get the fuck out of dodge.

Then create a worldwide manhunt that would make things 1000 times worse when you're inevitably caught?

 

[Hinedorf]

Lori is human scum in every way. The only reason she is not shit upon by every single human being is because she's a good looking white female. Counter that with being an absolute shitty mother and adult.

You don't need the education, but you'll steal a legit opportunity from another human being on this Earth so you can lie to the public and create an image your daughter isn't actually an uneducated fucking idiot.

Death upon her whole family seems well with the realm of acceptability to me when you consider how many hardworking American families were likely impacted all for public image. I'm really not joking in that I truly wish the harshest of penalties for somebody like this.

 

[ipukespiders]

She looks like a Karen nowadays.

 

[iconmaster]

kinda pretty

Your standards are the real crime here.

 

[Barsinister]

Death upon her whole family seems well with the realm of acceptability to me when you consider how many hardworking American families were likely impacted all for public image. I'm really not joking in that I truly wish the harshest of penalties for somebody like this.

Jaywalker!

 

[Slings and Arrows]

Then create a worldwide manhunt that would make things 1000 times worse when you're inevitably caught?

Roman polanski seems to be alright. Nobody is doing a manhunt for lore laughlin and good luck catching her in eastern europe

 

[Phunkydiabetic]

tbh im bummed just because i know in the grand scheme of things what she did is really nowhere near as harmful to the rest of the world as what a lot of other people get away with all the time. i can understand wanting the best for your child. so i have some sympathy for that.

There is no room for sympathy. We must wish "death upon her whole family" according to Hinedorf.

 

[Hinedorf]

There is no room for sympathy. We must wish "death upon her whole family" according to Hinedorf.

Actually I'm cool with the dad from leprechaun but that's where the mercy stops

 

[brap]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH WHITE WOMAN CLOSE YOUR EYES IT BURNS
god shes still so hot.

 

[MisterHero]

She and her husband are fucking loaded, I do not feel sorry for doing something so unnecessary.

The wealth extends to their daughters, who I do pity because they didn't seem to grasp how to live in the real world.

Becky isn't in the final season of Fuller House, which is gonna bug me forever. I hope I'll get over it though.

 

[highrider]

I wasn’t even upset by this. This is standard practice at many universities.

 

[Pejo]

Fascinating. I feel's she's definitely the one chosen to be the "example", wonder how much time she'll actually serve.

It's kinda surreal that stuff that's been happening for years and years is finally getting confirmed and punished in the past few years (the Weinstein stuff, the Cosby stuff, this). It's odd that I admit that when I first read about this I was like "oh yea, rich person paying money to get their kids into college, sounds right" without a second thought. I still think college is a joke for different reasons, but it's interesting that these things aren't getting swept under the rug as much anymore.

 

[DeafTourette]

Your standards are the real crime here.

She's not as cute as she used to be

 

[Thabass]

but back in the day she was only an aunt!

Until she had the twins and became an insta-milf.

 

[BadBurger]

What I don't get is why these people with money stick around waiting to be sentenced. Take your cash, jump on a private jet and get the fuck out of dodge.

They know they're going to a white collar, spa of a jail for like two weeks to a month. They probably huffed longer stints in rehab back in the day.

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

Why do rich people send their kids to college? Why do they need to bride people so that they can get into a program? Man college sounds like a gigantic scam.

 

[Max_Po]

Why do rich people send their kids to college? Why do they need to bride people so that they can get into a program? Man college sounds like a gigantic scam.

concentrate on finishing middle school so you can construct sentences that make sense ....Steve Jobs

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

concentrate on finishing middle school so you can construct sentences that make sense ....Steve Jobs

Read thread titles so that you can make make better replies on threads.

 

[Max_Po]

Read thread titles so that you can make make better replies on threads.

okay moron, why don't you go and "bride" people... and warn people that colleges are a scam...

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

okay moron, why don't you go and "bride" people... and warn people that colleges are a scam...

Christ, you are petty.

 

[I_D]

Bribery isn't good, obviously, but facing up to 45 years in prison sounds pretty ridiculous.. That's longer than a murder sentence.

 

[Super Mario]

lol, good-looking white woman facing consequences. That's a good one.

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

lol, good-looking white woman facing consequences. That's a good one.

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Gender bias is real.

 

[V2Tommy]

She'll be fine. Attractive, skinny white women are still S-Tier humans and get away with everything.

 

[brap]

#28: Cameo Patch

#28: Cameo Patch Name: Cameo Patch School: Tooele High School City: Tooele, UT Age of Teacher: 29 Age of Student: 17 Rank: 28 Charges: Unlawful sexual condu...

www.zimbio.com

Gender bias is real.

Thought it said something else at first LMAO

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

Thought it said something else at first LMAO

brap is basically the personification of the word “coomer”

> eh shoots massive loads and doesn’t afraid of anything > anytime a GAFer says they’re a tranny or wanks to trannies, “based” > 20 years old and hates anything boomer related but doesn’t even understand what a boomer is > hates Nintendo because it reminds him that he’s a manchild > only...

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[Durask]

What I don't get is why these people with money stick around waiting to be sentenced. Take your cash, jump on a private jet and get the fuck out of dodge.

We'll see how this works out for Carlos Ghosn who has a LOT more money than this actress.

 

[Deleted member 1159]

#28: Cameo Patch

#28: Cameo Patch Name: Cameo Patch School: Tooele High School City: Tooele, UT Age of Teacher: 29 Age of Student: 17 Rank: 28 Charges: Unlawful sexual condu...

www.zimbio.com

Gender bias is real.

Huh, found her linkedin...no mention of her teaching history funnily enough.

 

[Stouffers]

Anyone think it’s super fucked up that her sentence will be longer than what’s-her-face’s because she’s actually making the prosecution do their job?

 

[Yoda]

half a mil to go to... USC lolololol

 

[oagboghi2]

She's not going to serve any substantial prison time. Most likely a week in prison (isolated confinement) followed by a couple months house arrest and a couple years probation.

She's a sorta famous, kinda pretty, white woman... She'll be fine.

Would you prefer she die in jail or something?

Her crime isn't that big

 

[DeafTourette]

Would you prefer she die in jail or something?

Her crime isn't that big

Right... Let's let every one who does something illegal that isn't murder or rape just do whatever. Let them have free reign. Those guys who stole all those pensions in that company? Their crime isn't that big. Let them have a nice vacation in Cabo.

Man alive...

 

[DeafTourette]

Anyone think it’s super fucked up that her sentence will be longer than what’s-her-face’s because she’s actually making the prosecution do their job?

She ain't been sentenced. Most of these women get the lightest sentence possible. Especially if they have the characteristics mentioned.

 

[Barsinister]

Right... Let's let every one who does something illegal that isn't murder or tape just do whatever. Let them have free reign. Those guys who stole all those pensions in that company? Their crime isn't that big. Let them have a nice vacation in Cabo.

Man alive...

If you're not careful DeafTourette will tape you. He'll tape you good!

 

[oagboghi2]

Right... Let's let every one who does something illegal that isn't murder or tape just do whatever. Let them have free reign. Those guys who stole all those pensions in that company? Their crime isn't that big. Let them have a nice vacation in Cabo.

Man alive...

our justice system works on degrees of severity. The less offensive the crime, the lighter the sentence.

Should she be sentenced as if she is a dangerous criminal?

 

[brap]

our justice system works on degrees of severity. The less offensive the crime, the lighter the sentence.

Should she be sentenced as if she is a dangerous criminal?

She's white so of course!

 

[DeafTourette]

our justice system works on degrees of severity. The less offensive the crime, the lighter the sentence.

Should she be sentenced as if she is a dangerous criminal?

She should be sentenced based on the crime's sentencing guidelines.

And she IS... A... CRIMINAL! I understand this is hard for you to understand since she's a petite woman with no tattoos and has an "innocent" face.

So some crimes shouldn't be punished is what I'm getting from you, as long as no one was PHYSICALLY harmed, right?

White collar criminals should get off Scott free ... Right?

 

[oagboghi2]

She should be sentenced based on the crime's sentencing guidelines.

And she IS... A... CRIMINAL! I understand this is hard for you to understand since she's a petite woman with no tattoos and has an "innocent" face.

So some crimes shouldn't be punished is what I'm getting from you, as long as no one was PHYSICALLY harmed, right?

White collar criminals should get off Scott free ... Right?

Where did I say she shouldn’t be punished?

How does

our justice system works on degrees of severity. The less offensive the crime, the lighter the sentence.

Enter your brain, and you come away with

She is innocent. She should get away with everything

She will probably lose her case, and spend a few years in jail. That is a perfectly fine punishment, considering that yes she didn’t physically harm anyone. She lied and bribed people. That isn’t a murder.

She's white so of course!

well now that it’s been put on the table...

 

[GymWolf]

I remember her from summerland...

 

[Katsura]

Then create a worldwide manhunt that would make things 1000 times worse when you're inevitably caught?

World wide manhunt because of a bribe for college admission and tax fraud?
You do realise many countries won't extradite for far worse things right?

 

[iconmaster]

Anyone think it’s super fucked up that her sentence will be longer than what’s-her-face’s because she’s actually making the prosecution do their job?

I do wonder about plea deals sometimes. But I get it. It makes things easier for everyone (including the defendant, if she actually is guilty) and it makes sense to offer an incentive to get there. It's just odd that the incentive is potentially "less justice."