Actress Lori Loughlin among 16 facing additional charges in college admissions scandal

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Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Actress Lori Loughlin, her husband and 14 other parents ensnared in a massive college entrance scam were hit with additional charges on Tuesday, including a count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, federal officials said.

The new charges came a day after federal prosecutors said actress Felicity Huffman and 13 other defendants charged in the probe dubbed “Operation Varsity Blues” had agreed to plead guilty.

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