Lori Loughlin Released From Federal Prison After 2 Months

Lori Loughlin, the former 'Full House' star who along with her fashion designer husband paid half a million dollars to bribe their daughters' ways into college, was released from federal prison Monday after being locked up for two months.

Loughlin was released from prison in California, the same state her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, is serving five months. He is set to be released in April.

The couple were among the highest-profile celebrities caught in the college bribery scheme known as "Operation Varsity Blues." They pleaded guilty to paying $500,000 in bribes to get their two daughters into the University of Southern California as rowers — even though neither rowed.

The dramatic saga played out largely in federal court in Boston.

Their attorneys had aggressively denied the charges — even going so far as to accuse the prosecutors of withholding evidence. But the couple accepted plea deals after the judge refused to dismiss their case.

Loughlin pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud and Giannulli admitted to one count of conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud and honest services wire and mail fraud.

Loughlin, 56, and Giannulli, 57, were sentenced in August.

They have been mostly silent throughout. Loughlin apologized through tears at her sentencing.

"I made an awful decision," Loughlin said. "I went along with a plan to give my daughters an unfair advantage in the college admissions process."

One of the couple's daughters, social media star Olivia Jade, recently said on "Red Table Talk" she doesn't want or deserve pity.

"We messed up," she said. "I just want a second chance to be like, 'I recognize I messed up.' And for so long I wasn't able to talk about this because of the legalities behind it."