Sherri Papini.Photo:AP/Rich Pedroncelli
AP/Rich Pedroncelli
Papini, a mother of two, faked her kidnapping andlater pleaded guiltyto mail fraud and making false statements. She wassentenced to 18 months in prison last September.
However, Papini lateradmitted to making the whole story up,revealing she instead fled nearly 600 miles south from her Redding, Calif., home to stay with her then-boyfriend in Costa Mesa, Calif.
Sherri Papini.AP/Rich Pedroncelli
After 22 days together, Papini told the ex-boyfriend that she missed her kids and wanted to go home. He said he dropped her off on the side of the road where she was later found, PEOPLE previouslyreported.
Sherri Papini Missing Sign.Andrew Seng/The Sacramento Bee via AP
After years of investigating her alleged abduction, authorities arrested and charged Papini last March.
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Papini confessed to lying about her kidnapping a month later, telling a California courtroom she was"deeply ashamed"of her behavior and “sorry for the pain I’ve caused my family, my friends, all the good people who needlessly suffered… I will work the rest of my life to make amends for what I have done.”
Two days later, her husbandKeith filed for divorce.
Papini is scheduled for release from community confinement in late October, records show.
source: people.com
