USC students related to the admissions scandal can not enroll in courses, get transcripts, according to the university

March 19, 2019, 05:44 GMT

By Minyvonne Burke

The University of Southern California said Monday that it has taken steps to prevent students who may be associated with an alleged admission ploy from enrolling in courses or obtaining transcripts.

In a statement posted on Twitter, the school said the students had been informed that their status is being revised.

"After the examination, we will take appropriate action based on their status, ranging up to revoke admission or expulsion," the school said on Twitter.

Updated information on the college admission number:

• USC has put pending student accounts likely to be associated with the presumed admission system; this prevents students from enrolling in courses or acquiring transcripts while reviewing their case

– USC (@USC) March 19, 2019

The university did not reveal the number of students affected.

The actress Lori Loughlin, who was indicted in the federal case earlier this month, has two girls at the USC.

Olivia Jade and Isabella Giannulli go to school.

Loughlin, who is best known for her role in the sitcom "Full House", and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, one of the fashion stylists, are among the 50 people accused of the scandal of college admissions $ 25 million.

The alleged scam was aimed primarily at getting students into elite universities as recruited athletes, regardless of their athletic abilities, and helping potential students to cheat during their university exams , according to the indictment.

Federal prosecutors have accused Loughlin, 54, and Giannulli, 55, of agreeing to pay bribes totaling US $ 500,000 to increase their girls' chances of entering the country. USC.

Court documents revealed that Loughlin told a cooperating witness that she would arrange for one of her daughters to be photographed with the help of a rower to reinforce the false assertion contained in the college's claim that his daughter was part of a team.

In an email, the actress would have agreed to keep the hush hush scheme. Loughlin was released Wednesday after being handed over to federal authorities.

The fallout from Loughlin's alleged involvement in the scheme was rapid. The Hallmark channel announced Thursday that it has fired the actress.

The reaction also quickly impacted her daughter, YouTube personality, Olivia Jade, who would be on the yacht of a senior USC official in the Bahamas when federal authorities announced indictments. .

Sephora and TRESemmé announced Thursday that they have ended their partnership with Olivia Jade. Aged 19, he worked with beauty retailer Sephora as a paid influencer and released a tanning powder palette with the company in December 2018.

"After careful consideration of recent developments, we made the decision to immediately end the partnership between Sephora Collection and Olivia Jade," Sephora told NBC News in a statement.

Olivia Jade, who has 1.4 million followers on Instagram, has announced TRESemmé's hair care products on her page after attending one of the company's events during Fashion Week. New York last month.

In a statement released Thursday, TResemmé said he "was no longer working with" the influential.