New York Daily News

Loughlin: Show me evidence

- BY NANCY DILLON

“Full House” star Lori Loughlin wants prosecutor­s to show their hand before she argues any major motions in the college admissions bribery scandal.

Lawyers for the actress, her fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli and 15 other defendants filed joint paperwork Monday asking the judge to suspend all “substantiv­e motions” in the criminal case until a June 3 status conference.

“At present, the defendants have not yet received any discovery in this case and have been told by the government that it is extremely voluminous,” the new filing in federal court in Boston states.

“Defendants would like an opportunit­y to review discovery in a meaningful way before filing of substantiv­e motions in this case,” it says.

“Litigating substantiv­e motions in a piecemeal fashion and before defendants have an opportunit­y to become familiar with the government’s evidence could substantia­lly prejudice the defendants’ ability to make proper legal arguments to contest the allegation­s,” the filing reads.

Loughlin (photo) and Gianulli were arrested along with 31 other parents last month who have been accused of buying their children’s way into elite universiti­es. At first, all the parents faced the same single count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. Earlier this month, 13 of the parents, including actress Felicity Huffman, agreed to plead guilty in deals with prosecutor­s that sought to minimize their prison time.

Prosecutor­s claim Loughlin and Giannulli paid a total of $500,000 to have their two daughter admitted to USC as fake recruits to the university’s rowing team. Neither daughter had any competitiv­e rowing experience.

A source told People.com on Monday that Loughlin is feeling “pressure” to take a plea deal in the case to spare her daughters.

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