Monday 19 September 2022 06:26 PM 'Gone Girl' kidnapping faker Sherri Papini sentenced to 18 months in prison ... trends now
California mother Sherri Papini, who mimicked the plot of Gone Girl, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Papini, 39, must also pay $300,000 in restitution, according to senior U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb. The prosecution were only seeking an eight month prison term and three years supervised release for Papini.
The mother of two must turn herself in by November 8. In addition to her prison sentence, Papini will undergo 36 months of probation.
She had pleaded guilty to faking her own kidnapping and lying to the FBI. Papini could have faced five years for lying to the feds and 20 years for faking her own kidnapping, with constitutes mail fraud.
During a sentencing hearing, prosecutors said that it was vital that Papini serve out her full sentence in prison, while her lawyers argued that a house arrest would be more appropriate, in addition to one month behind bars.
The fine is for the losses incurred by the California Victim Compensation Board, the Social Security Administration, the Shasta County Sheriff's Office and the FBI.
Papini disappeared from her Redding, California, neighborhood while out for a jog. The married mom of two returned weeks later almost hundreds of miles away 'dazed, battered and bruised,' and insisted she was held captive for 22 days by two Latina women.
Papini arrives at the federal courthouse for sentencing accompanied by her attorney, William Portanova, in Sacramento
Keith - with whom she shares children Tyler, 8, and Violet, 10 - filed for divorce on Wednesday - two days after she pleaded guilty
Investigators began to uncover Papini's past leading up to her disappearance, including the involvement of her ex-lover prosecutors said she convinced to help her amid domestic abuse allegations against her husband.
When Papini arrived back home, she told the hoax of her disappearance and convinced the world of her story before she was formally charged earlier this year.
Investigators began to uncover Papini's past leading up to her disappearance, including the involvement of her ex-lover prosecutors said she convinced to help her amid domestic abuse allegations against her husband.
When Papini arrived back home, she told the hoax of her disappearance and convinced the world of her story before she was formally charged earlier this year.
Papini, 39, must also pay $300,000 in restitution. The mother of two must turn herself in by November 8
Sherri is pictured above with her husband Keith and their two kids. The mom of two left her family behind when she fled to a Costa Mesa, California home with her ex-boyfriend
Police and the world were on the lookout for Sherri when she went missing in 2016. When Papini arrived back in 2022 she told the hoax of her disappearance and convinced the world of her story before she was formally charged earlier this year
Sherri Papini of Redding is pictured leaving the federal courthouse accompanied by her attorney, William Portanova, right, in Sacramento, Calif., on April 13. Papini pleaded guilty to her crimes and is scheduled to be sentenced on September 19
The mother of two was arrested in March after fooling the whole world about her disappearance.
Her husband reported her disappearance in November 2016 when she failed to pick their children up from school. Her cell phone and earbuds
