Sherri Papini admits her 2016 kidnapping was a hoax, pleading guilty. The 39-year-old, sentenced to 18 months in prison, has been released into a residential management program. Her official release date is in October. The mom was reported missing and told investigators when she was found 22 days later that a pair of Hispanic women …
A California mother who faked her own kidnapping is out of prison after spending more than a year behind bars, the Sacramento Bee reports. Sherri Papini, 41, was released from prison last week and is said to be residing in a halfway house during her transition from state custody. Papini’s husband reported her missing in …
New interrogation videos show Keith Papini’s shock at finding out his wife’s kidnapping was actually a hoax. Keith Papini described himself to investigators as “the idiot husband that stayed around the whole time.” The 39-year-old mom was reported missing on November 2, and told investigators when she was found 22 days later that a pair …
Recently-released footage shows Sherri Papini speaking to California cops after she was found safe — and before it was uncovered that her 2016 kidnapping was a hoax. In a video shown on “Good Morning America,” Papini, 39, is heard telling cops that she is not sure she wants to speak with them as she does …
New video footage shows the moment Sherri Papini admitted to California cops that her 2016 kidnapping was a hoax. On Monday, Papini, 39, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and fined $300,000 for falsely claiming to have been kidnapped for 22 days. The newly-released surveillance footage, which was broadcast on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” …
A California mother who claimed she was kidnapped and tortured for three weeks in 2016 — but was actually staying with an ex-boyfriend 600 miles from her home — has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for her elaborate hoax. According to the Record Searchlight, prosecutors asked for an 8-month sentence followed by three …
Federal prosecutors say that Sherri Papini, a California mother who staged her own kidnapping, should spend time in jail for her elaborate hoax. On Wednesday, prosecutors suggested Papini should serve a sentence consisting of a month behind bars, followed by seven months under house arrest. CBS reports that the sentence suggestion was provided in an …
The husband of the so-called “super Mom” Sherri Papini has started divorce proceedings, following her confession of faking her own 2016 kidnapping. According to the Sacramento Bee, Keith Papini filed for divorce Wednesday at the Shasta County Superior Court in California. Court documents reportedly indicate that Keith is seeking a “dissolution with minor children.” “Now …
Sherri Papini, the so-called California “Super Mom” charged with faking her own kidnapping six years ago, has officially pleaded guilty to orchestrating the hoax. Papini, 39, appeared in front of Senior U.S. District Judge William Shubb during a 35-minute court hearing Monday morning, according to the Sacramento Bee. She didn’t explain why she created an …
Sherri Papini, the so-called “Super Mom” charged with faking her own kidnapping six years ago, has agreed to a plea deal admitting that she orchestrated the hoax. Papini released a statement through her attorney on Tuesday saying she was “deeply ashamed of myself for my behavior and so sorry for the pain I’ve caused my …
California woman Sherri Papini screamed “no” and ran away when FBI agents arrived to arrest her last week, throwing her phone in the process. The information was revealed during Papini’s bond hearing Monday, where the prosecution pushed to keep her on house arrest, arguing that she’s a flight risk. Papini was arrested for allegedly faking …
California woman Sherri Papini will be able to walk out of jail after posting bail, a federal judge in Sacramento ruled Tuesday. Papini’s attorney, Michael Borges, previously asked the court to release Papini on her own recognizance, citing concerns about the jail conditions and Papini’s restrictive diet. Borges said Papini’s food allergies have prevented her …
