He is embroiled in a massive college admissions scandal involving his wife Lori Loughlin and their two daughters.
So it comes as no surprise that Mossimo Giannulli was in need of some rest and relaxation.
The 56-year-old fashion designer was seen checking into a luxury hotel in Los Angeles amid his family's crucial court case.
Rest and relaxation: Mossimo Giannulli was seen checking into a luxury hotel in Los Angeles amid his family's crucial court case
Regardless of the tense time, Mossimo seemed to be laid back as he sported a striped polo and white jeans.
He donned slide sandals with a skull design on them as he accessorized with a white leather belt and black leather band watch.
Mossimo seemed to be ready for a day on the golf course as he carried along a hat and pair of golf shoes as he joined a similarly dressed pal.
Out and about: Regardless of the tense time, the 56-year-old fashion designer seemed to be laid back as he sported a striped polo and white jeans
The outing comes just days after it was revealed that the attorneys for parents indicted in the college admissions bribery scandal will argue that the money they paid to various universities was not an attempt to bribe their children's way into college, but that their clients simply believed they were making charitable donations.
The parents who have pleaded not guilty, among them Full House star Lori Loughlin, plan to fight charges of fraud conspiracy and money-laundering, each of which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
Lawyers representing a number of the parents who pleaded not guilty revealed their legal strategy in Boston, where the case is being tried in federal court, according to NBC News.
In March, federal authorities arrested 50 people, including Mossimo and his Full House star wife Lori Loughlin (right) in the college admissions scandal
The couple is alleged to have paid money to get their daughters Olivia Jade (left) and Isabella (right) admitted to the University of Southern California. They have pleaded not guilty
‘If the money went to a school, it’s not a bribe,’ said Martin Weinberg, an attorney who represents Canadian businessman David Sidoo.
‘Many of the clients would contend that if payments were made to a charity or sports organization, that it is not a bribe.’
Sidoo, a Vancouver business man, philanthropist, and former professional football player in the Canadian Football League, allegedly paid $200,000 to have a test-taker pretend to be his sons and take the SATs.
Sidoo, Loughlin, her husband Mossimo Giannulli, and Desperate Housewives actor Felicity Huffman are among 50 people who were charged in March with participating in a vast scheme in which wealthy parents conspired with William ‘Rick’ Singer to use bribery and other forms of fraud to secure the admission of their children to top universities.
Huffman, unlike Loughlin and others, pleaded guilty. In
