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Criminal

Apr. 16, 2019

Can the ‘Varsity Blues’ parents avoid prison time?

Maybe. History might provide a helpful clue.

Dana M. Cole

Cole & Loeterman

Phone: (310) 556-8300

Email: dana@danacolelaw.com

Dana is a criminal defense attorney in Century City.

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Can the ‘Varsity Blues’ parents avoid prison time?
Actress Lori Loughlin arrives at federal court in Boston, April 3, 2019. (New York Times News Service)

For the celebrity "Varsity Blues" parents -- accused of bribing their kids' way into college -- the jokes and lampoons continue unabated. James Corden captured the late-night TV sentiment: "Lori Loughlin will get out of prison just in time to get her daughters into graduate school." And the punchlines are the tip of a very large iceberg. Imagine the awkward dinner-table conversation, as these parents adjust from soccer practice routines to federal indictments, public ...

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