California Tech Executive Pleads Guilty in College Scandal

Peter Dameris paid $300,000 bribe to get son into Georgetown
Plea deal calls for 21 months’ home confinement, $95,000 fine

Lori Loughlin exits federal court in Boston on April 3, 2019.Photographer: Scott Eisen/Bloomberg

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By Janelle Lawrence

June 2, 2020 at 7:38 PM UTC

Updated on

June 2, 2020 at 8:27 PM UTC

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Peter Dameris, a 60-year-old California tech executive, pleaded guilty to a fraud conspiracy charge for paying $300,000 in bribes to get his son into Georgetown University as a phony tennis recruit.

Federal prosecutors announced Dameris’s plea agreement on May 22, the day “Full House” star Lori Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, gave up a yearlong fight and pleaded guilty themselves.