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Lori Loughlin's daughter knew about alleged university bribes: Report

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The “influencer” daughter of Full House star Lori Loughlin was in on the scheme to grease her way into university with a $500,000 bribe.

Loughlin and her fashion designer hubby Mossimo Giannulli are accused of bribing officials to get Olivia Jade Giannulli and her sister into the University of Southern California.

She got in as a member of the rowing team.

Olivia Jade does not row and she has wafer-thin academic qualifications.

Her parents are among the well-heeled accused of slipping officials hundreds of thousands of dollars in kickbacks to get their kids into America’s most prestigious universities.

Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman has already pleaded guilty.

At first, Olivia Jade denied any knowledge of the scam but now a source tells Us Weekly she knew all along.

“Olivia fully knew what her parents did to get her into USC, but didn’t think there was anything wrong with it,” a source told the magazine.

“She didn’t get into any other California schools.”

Loughlin, 54, and her 55-year-old hubby have pleaded not guilty to charges of wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy in the nationwide college cheating scam.

Sources told the New York Post that Olivia Jade desperately wants to return to USC since she “didn’t get officially kicked out.”

“She wants to come out looking like she’s changed, learned life lessons and is growing as a person, so she for sure wants people to think she is interested in her education,” one source told the tabloid.

Like many other untalented 19-year-olds, Olivia Jade had been mainly focused on her beauty “influencer” career.

But when the scandal exploded over the world’s front pages, many high-flying sponsors pulled the plug. What she really wants, one friend said, is to be back on top of the social media “influencer” world again.

“Olivia has been emotional in the midst of all of this and definitely wants to make a comeback and still wants to be a beauty influencer,” her friend told Us.

“She understands she needs to hide out for now and lay low, but she’s anxious to be back in the spotlight again and thinks that over time she’ll be able to come back.”

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