After going missing in November 2016, Sherri Papini turned up three weeks later on Thanksgiving morning, saying she had been kidnapped, tortured and had injuries including a brand on her right shoulder.
Sherri Papini disappeared in 2016 while out for a run and later claimed two Hispanic women abducted her. Investigators claim she fabricated the story.who faked her own kidnapping in 2016Under maximum sentencing guidelines, Papini could have received up to five years in prison for making false statements to the FBI, and a 20-year sentence for mail fraud.
In his sentencing recommendation filed last week, Papini's defense attorney, William Portanova, had urged the court to follow recommendations from the U.S. Probation Office and impose an eight-month sentence, seven months of"intensely supervised" home detention and just one month in custody. Attorneys for the U.S. government said Papini should receive an eight-month prison sentence, followed by three years of supervised release, no fine and a mandatory special assessment of $200"to promote respect for the law."
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