The University of Southern California coach who created fake athletic profiles for college applicants, including Lori Loughlin's daughter Olivia Jade Giannulli, agrees to plead guilty
Laura Janke, the 36-year-old former assistant women's soccer coach at USC, will plead guilty to conspiracy to commit racketeering, the US Attorney's office said. She also agreed to cooperate with the government's investigation and testify at trial if needed.
The younger daughter, the social media influencer Olivia Jade, was then accepted to USC as a crew recruit even though she did not actually row competitively, the complaint states. Giannulli and Loughlin then paid $50,000 to USC's senior associate athletic director Donna Heinel and $200,000 to Singer's fake charity, the complaint states.Giannulli and Loughlin have both pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
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