Mossimo Giannulli is begging a judge to release him from prison – saying his eight weeks in solitary confinement were an “extreme” punishment for his role in the college admission scheme, according to newly filed court documents.
The husband of “Full House” actress Lori Loughlin filed an emergency motion on Thursday asking for permission to serve the rest of her five-month sentence at home.
Giannulli, 57, says he’s been locked up in solitary confinement since arriving at the federal prison in Lompoc, California, on November 19 due to COVID restrictions.
“Sir. Giannulli was immediately placed in solitary confinement in a small cell in the adjacent medium security penitentiary, 24 hours a day with only three short 20-minute breaks a week, where he stayed for 56 days before finally being transferred to the camp yesterday. (January 13) ”, wrote their lawyers in the federal judicial process.
They note that the fashion designer tested negative for COVID-19 at least 10 times and called the conditions “much more extreme than the court recommended”.
“After each negative test, without further explanation, Mr. Giannulli was returned to his cell, presumably for another two-week lone quarantine period,” the document said.
Lawyers said Giannulli has a release plan that includes serving the rest of his time in home confinement.
“He has a stable home environment – to which he will travel directly and immediately after release – with features that will allow him to be safely quarantined and remain at home for the rest of the sentence,” they wrote.
Nearly 60 inmates in Lompoc tested positive for coronavirus – which killed five inmates, the Santa Maria Times reported on Wednesday.
Giannulli and Loughlin were one of dozens of wealthy parents caught up in the widespread college admission scandal.
The California couple initially battled the charges, then admitted to paying $ 50,000 in bribes to take their two daughters, Olivia Jade and Isabella Rose, to the University of Southern California. The girls were considered recruits to the crew – although they were not athletes.
Loughlin was sentenced to two months behind bars and was released in late December.
Giannulli received a tougher sentence after the judge found that he played a bigger role than his wife in the college scheme.
He was also ordered to pay a $ 250,000 fine and perform 250 hours of community service.