Operation Varsity Blues has allegedly started to affect Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Gianulli's marriage, after the couple pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud and money laundering charges on Monday.
The Fuller House actress and her designer spouse rejected a plea deal that would get then two-year prison sentences after they were some of 50 people accused in a country-wide scam to get students into colleges by faking admissions tests among other entry requirements.
According to insiders friends of Loughlin are blaming her husband – father to Olivia Jade, 19, and Isabella, 20 – as they face 40 years in prison.
'Everyone feels bad' for Lori Loughlin but blames her husband Mossimo Giannulli for the college admissions scandal, a source said. The pair are reportedly arguing amid a legal battle
They face 40 years in prison for alleged $500,000 bribes to get daughters Isabella (left) and Olivia Jade (right) into USC
'Lori is constantly arguing with Mossimo because she is beginning to grasp that they are in very serious jeopardy,' a source told Us Weekly in a Friday report. 'Everyone feels bad for her. They think the situation was something concocted by her husband. Her friends don't like him.'
They allegedly paid $500,000 for people to take the admissions tests on behalf of their daughters and claimed they both rowed crew to get them into the University of Southern California.
Many parents are accused of bribing sports coaches to cover for their lies in the scheme William Singer admitted he masterminded.
The couple have been photographed over the years with Brooke Shields, Tom Hanks, John Travolta, Lisa Rinna and Eva Longoria.
