Lori Loughlin and husband Mossimo Giannulli plead not guilty in college admissions scandal

Pair says in court documents they are waiving their right to appear in court for an arraignment and plead not guilty

Lori Loughlin exits the courthouse after facing charges for allegedly conspiring to commit mail fraud and other charges in the college admissions scandal at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston on 3 April, 2019. ( (Photo credit JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP/Getty Images))

Lori Loughlin and her husband have pleaded not guilty in what authorities have described as the largest college admissions scam ever prosecuted by the US Justice Department.

The pair said in court documents filed on Monday that they are waiving their right to appear in court for an arraignment and plead not guilty.

Loughlin, Giannulli and more than a dozen other parents were indicted last week on charges of mail fraud and money laundering conspiracy.

The couple are charged with allegedly paying $500,000 in bribes to get their daughters admitted to the University of Southern California as crew recruits, even though neither is a rower.

They haven't publicly addressed the allegations against them.

Several other indicted parents have also entered not guilty pleas.

Fellow actress Felicity Huffman and 12 other parents have agreed to plead guilty.

Loughlin and Huffman were first charged in the case in March, when federal prosecutors charged 50 people following an FBI investigation.

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