Mosimo Giannouli is pleading with a judge to release him from prison – saying his eight weeks in solitary confinement was an “extreme” sentence for his role in the college admissions scam, according to newly filed court documents.
The husband of “Full House” actress Lori Loflin filed an emergency proposal Thursday, allowing the remaining five months of sentence to be served at home.
Ian, Gianuli of the year, says he has been imprisoned in solitary confinement since he arrived at the Federal Lockup in Lompok, California on November 19 due to the Covid restrictions.
“Mr. Giannuli was immediately placed in solitary confinement in a small cell in a nearby medium security penalty, 24 hours a day with only three short 20-minute breaks per week, where he stayed for 56 days before being transferred to camp yesterday (January 13).” His lawyers wrote in the federal court filing.
They noted that the fashion designer had tested negative for COVID-19 at least 10 times and called the conditions “more extreme than the court’s recommendation.”
The filing states, “After each negative test, without further clarification, Mr. Gianululi was returned to his cell, with the intent to abruptly perform a different two-week period.”
Prosecutors said Giannulli has a release plan, which includes spending the rest of the time under house arrest.
“He has a stable home environment – which he will travel to directly and immediately on release – from resources that will keep him safe and stay at home for the rest of his sentence,” he wrote.
About 60 inmates at Lompok have tested positive for coronavirus – five of which have been killed, the Santa Maria Times reported Wednesday.
Giannuli and Loflin were one of the richest parents in college, caught up in a massive college college admissions scandal.
The California couple initially fought the charges, then confessed to paying a 50,000 bribe to get their two daughters, Olivia Jade and Isabella Rose, to the University of Southern California. The girls went through as crew recruits – even if they weren’t athletes.
Loflin was sentenced to two months in prison and was released in late December.
Giannulli received a harsher sentence after the judge found out he had played a bigger role in the college scheme than his wife.
He was also ordered to pay a 250,000 fine and serve 250 hours of community service.
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