Lori Loughlin Loses Bid To Remove Charges Against Her In College Admissions Scandal

On Friday, a judge denied the Full House star's bid to throw out charges against her in the college admissions scandal.

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Good news seem to be going farther and farther away from actor Lori Loughlin.

Loughlin faced another setback in the legal battle pertaining to her involvement in the college admissions scandal. 

On Friday, a judge denied the Full House star's bid to throw out charges against her in the college admissions scandal. E! News has obtained the court documents in which her and husband Mossimo Giannulli's request.

"After consideration of defendant' memorandum in support of their motion to dismiss the indictment; the governments opposition to that motion; defendants' reply in support of the motion; the government's sur-reply in opposition, supported by affidavits of agents and an Assistant United States Attorney; and the defendants' response to the governmen's sur-reply, the defendants' motion to dismiss the indictment or in the alternative to suppress evidence and order an evidentiary hearing is DENIED," the court documents state.

The couple previously filed to dismiss the charges, claiming the government had mishandled evidence, per CNN. In early April, federal prosecutors filed a response to Loughlin and Giannulli's request to dismiss the case.

Loughlin and her husband have pled not guilty to all charges and deny any wrongdoing. In addition, they are each facing a maximum of 50 years each and millions of dollars in fines if found guilty.

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