NEW YORK: American actress Lori Loughlin was given a two-month prison term Friday after admitting to conspiracy to commit fraud as part of her role in a sprawling college admissions scandal. For the latest updates, follow us on Instagram @arabnews.lifestyle Loughlin – best known for playing Aunt Becky in the 1980s-90s hit sitcom “Full House” – and her husband, designer Mossimo Giannulli, were among some 50 people indicted over an elaborate scam to secure spots for already privileged children at prestigious US universities. Dressed in a white blouse and a gold pendant necklace, Loughlin apologized through tears during her sentencing hearing for her “awful decision,” saying: “I went along with a plan to give my daughters an unfair advantage.” “I thought I was acting out of love for my children,” she added. “But in reality it only undermined my daughters’ abilities and accomplishments.” Loughlin is to surrender to the US Bureau of Prisons before 2.00 pm on Nov. 19. She also faces two years of supervised release, a $150,000 fine and 100 hours of community service. Giannulli, 57, will serve five months and must surrender the same day as his wife. His sentence included two years of supervised release, a $250,000 fine and 250 hours of community service. Both hearings took place via Zoom video conference due to the coronavirus pandemic. In delivering both punishments Nathaniel Gorton, a federal judge in Boston, accepted their plea deals and followed the prosecution’s sentencing recommendations. Gorton said he was “dumbfounded” that someone with “a fairytale life” now stood before him “a convicted felon.” “And for what?” the judge asked. “For the inexplicable desire to grasp even more, to have whatever prestige and instant gratification that comes from being able to show off the admission of your daughters to a preferred university.” “We can only hope that you will spend the rest of your charmed life... making amends for the system that you have harmed,” he told Loughlin.