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John Stamos Downplays Lori Loughlin's Involvement In College Admission Scandal
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John Stamos Downplays Lori Loughlin’s Involvement In College Admission Scandal

- by Ludivina Leveto

During an appearance Monday on Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast, Stamos insisted that Loughlin wasn’t the brains behind the scandal, which also resulted in jail sentences for Loughlin’s husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, and actor Felicity Huffman.

“I am going to say this, and she said I could,” Stamos said. “She wasn’t really the architect of any of it — she was in the way background. She didn’t know what was going on.”

Loughlin pleaded guilty to paying half a million dollars in a scam to get her two daughters into college, but Stamos thought that Loughlin deserved some credit for how she made amends for her role in the scandal in the last couple of years.

Besides the two months behind bars, Loughlin was ordered two years of supervised release, a $150,000 fine, and 100 hours of community service.

“She also paid a lot of money. She set up

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Ray Hagar: John Ascuaga a visionary, intelligent gaming pioneer (Voices)

- by Ludivina Leveto

I’m guessing it should have been 1958 or 1959 when I initially fulfilled “Johnny” Ascuaga.

This was when the Nugget was across the avenue from in which it is now. It was a 60-seat restaurant with some slot equipment.

Ascuaga, in his early 30s, ran the place, but it was owned by one more Nevada gaming legend, Dick Graves.

I was just a little child, 5 or 6. My Mother had brought my brother and me to the Nugget in downtown Sparks for dinner. It was a very well known place. Ascuaga would make the rounds and greet people in the cafe. He was personable. Everyone preferred him: quick in stature but a giant character.

He allow us phone him “Johnny” and carried a walkie-talkie on his hip. He would place it up to my ear and allow me chat into it. I was thrilled. Just about every time we
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