Mossimo Giannulli is asking a judge to release him from prison: he said his eight weeks in solitary confinement constituted an “extreme” punishment for his role in the university admissions scam, according to recently filed court documents.
“Full House” actress Lori Loughlin’s husband filed an emergency motion Thursday to seek permission to serve the remainder of her five-month sentence at home.
Giannulli, 57, says he has been confined to internal isolation since arriving at the federal closure of Lompoc, California on Nov. 19 because of COVID restrictions.
“Mr. Giannulli was immediately isolated in a small cell in the adjacent medium security prison, 24 hours a day with only three brief breaks of 20 minutes a week, where he remained for 56 days before finally being transferred to the camp yesterday. (January 13). “His lawyers wrote in the federal court file.
They point out that the fashion designer has tested COVID-19 negative at least 10 times and described the conditions as “much more extreme than the court recommended.”
“After each negative test, without further explanation, Mr. Giannulli was returned to his cell, presumably for a period of two weeks of solitary quarantine,” the file said.
Lawyers said Giannulli has a release plan that includes devoting the rest of his time to confinement.
“He has a stable family environment, to which he will travel directly and immediately after his release, with resources that will allow him to quarantine safely and remain at home for the remainder of his sentence,” they wrote.
About 60 inmates in Lompoc have tested positive for coronavirus, which has killed five inmates, the Santa Maria Times reported Wednesday.
Giannulli and Loughlin were one of dozens of wealthy parents caught up in the widespread college admissions scandal.
The California couple initially fought the charges, and later admitted to paying $ 50,000 in bribes to get their two daughters, Olivia Jade and Isabella Rose, into the University of Southern California. The girls passed themselves off as crew recruits, even though they were not athletes.
Loughlin was sentenced to two months behind bars and was released in late December.
Giannulli received a harsher sentence after the judge found he had a bigger role than his wife in the college plan.
He was also ordered to pay a $ 250,000 fine and perform 250 hours of community service.