BOSTON — Some of the most high profile cases in the college admission scandal were back in federal court Monday.
Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, were not in court, but their attorneys were. For the first time, we learned what some defendants are looking at as they build their defenses.
An attorney for the Full House star and the attorney for her husband wouldn't talk after their brief status conference hearings on the seventh floor of the Moakley Federal Courthouse in Boston.
Dozens of attorneys for defendants in the college admissions scandal were in court. Many asked for federal prosecutors to hand over all aspects of the investigation, including any documents that would show some of the parents who were investigated but not charged.
The attorneys told the federal court their clients deserve to know why some people were charged and some were not. We talked to former prosecutor David Yannetti who now is a criminal defense attorney.
"There may be other uncharged people out there who are also investigated for similar acts who were not charged and you want to know why," former prosecutor and current defense attorney David Yannetti said. "You want to see the basis of their conduct and compare to see if there is a real difference."
The case now continues towards trial, which could be more than a year away. The next status hearing is scheduled for October.