NEW CHEAT RAP

Money-laundering charge for Loughlin, others

“Full House” actress Lori Loughlin and 15 other parents were indicted Tuesday on a money-laundering charge in connection to the college cheating scandal that has implicated dozens of wealthy parents, coaches and college administrators.

The indictment comes a month after feds busted 50 people, including celebrities and corporate titans, in “Operation Varsity Blues,” the biggest college-admissions case prosecuted in the U.S.

Loughlin (inset) and the 15 other parents, including her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, now face up 40 years for the charges against them — conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering — as well as a combined fine of up to $750,000, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Massachusetts.

The indictment was announced a day after 13 other parents agreed to plead guilty, a sign prosecutors are determined to pressure anyone still fighting the allegations.

One of the 13 is Felicity Huffman, who played Lynette Scavo on the ABC series “Desperate Housewives.” Her plea hearing is set for May 24.

“I am ashamed of the pain I have caused my daughter, my family, my friends, my colleagues and the educational community,” Huffman said in a statement. “I want to apologize to them and, especially, I want to apologize to the students who work hard every day to get into college, and to their parents who make tremendous sacrifices to support their children.”

Prosecutors say all the parents involved paid mastermind William “Rick” Singer about $25 million in bribes over nearly a decade to help get their children into highly selective colleges. Singer would bribe SAT and ACT exam administrators to allow a test taker to secretly take exams in place of students or correct their answers. He also paid coaches and administrators to designate students as athletes regardless of their experience, court records show.

Loughlin, known for playing Aunt Becky on the ABC sitcom “Full House,” and Giannulli, are accused of paying $500,000 to get their two daughters designated as recruits to the University of Southern California crew team, despite the fact they had no rowing credentials. The couple appeared in court last week, but did not enter a plea.

Huffman is accused of paying $15,000 to rig her oldest daughter’s SAT scores. Her husband, actor William H. Macy, has not been charged.

Among parents indicted Tuesday is Michelle Janavs, whose family founded the microwave food brand Hot Pockets, and William McGlashan, founder of TPG Growth, a unit of private equity firm TPG Capital.

The schools implicated in the scandal include Yale, Stanford, Georgetown and Wake Forest.