Earlier today, we reported that former “Fuller House” actress Lori Loughlin was sentenced to two months in prison for her role in the college admissions scandal. Now, a legal expert is speaking out to say that this sentence was a “great outcome” for her, and that she “should thank her lucky stars” for it.

“Pleading guilty was a great call. It’s a very light sentence considering the potential exposure she was facing,” Gregory Stone, a founding partner at Stone, Dean LLP in Los Angeles, told Fox News.

Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli had each been facing forty years in prison before they accepted their deals, which Stone said was a smart move on their part.

“Had Loughlin gone to trial and lost she could have faced years in prison and if there was a guilty verdict after a jury trial it is not likely the court would’ve been so generous with the sentencing,” he explained.

Loughlin’s plea agreement stated that she would serve two months and pay a $150,000 fine along with two years of supervised release and 100 hours of community service. Meanwhile, her husband will serve five months in prison, pay a $250,000 fine with two years of supervised release and 250 hours of community service.

Stone said that while Loughlin’s community service is justified, he doubts that she will be forced to do the type of thing that people are expecting.

“It is unlikely Loughlin’s community service will involve anything such as picking up trash on the side of the freeway,” said Stone. “She will probably be able to do public service announcements as community service.”

Loughlin and Giannulli were accused of paying $500,000 in bribe money to have their two daughters admitted to the University of Southern California as members of the crew team, even though neither girl had ever rowed before.

“This is a great outcome for the actress,” Stone continued. “She should thank her lucky stars that this thing will be behind her and she can move forward to salvaging her reputation.”

When asked if Loughlin and Giannulli’s prison sentences will deter other wealthy parents from committing similar crimes, he said that he believes they will.

“I definitely think that the sentences will have a deterrent effect on others,” Stone said. “Although the sentence is somewhat light, the fact that there is a prison term attached to this – however short, suggests the serious nature of the crime.”

Loughlin and Giannulli have 60 days to pay their fines, and they will each need to report to a facility that has yet to be determined on November 19.

This piece originally appeared in UpliftingToday.com and is used by permission.

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