Poor Lori! I mean, I dunno ... we're not forming an opinion on this other than to say the media attention [like from us and Us Weekly and the rest of the US press], must be brutal to handle when you're literally facing jail time for scamming your daughters' way into college.

AND there are those pesky divorce rumors because clearly stuff like this puts a MAJOR strain on a marriage. Lori's reportedly pissed her hubby Mossimo convinced her not to take a plea deal when the charges were filed and instead plead innocent and try to fight. Most "insider" accounts say the court will look to make Lori and her husband the scapegoats in this thing by giving them both serious jail time and hefty fines.

They've got the best, most expensive lawyers and they'll appeal until the cows come home, but might Aunt Becky really be sent to the clinker?!