<p>A judge in California has sentenced Sherri Papini to 18 months in prison for faking her own abduction in 2016.</p>

<p>According to the US Justice Department, the 40-year-old's hoax was exposed due to the advancement in technology.</p>

<p>After Papini pleaded guilty in April to mail fraud and making false statements, 36 months of supervised release was added to her punishment.</p>

<p>While the defence asked for one month in custody and seven months of home detention, prosecutors asked the judge to sentence her to eight months in prison.</p>

<p>Six years ago, Papini claimed two Spanish-speaking women abducted and tortured her when she went out for a jog near her Shasta County home in Northern California.</p>

<p>As a result, she received more than $30,000 from the state in victim compensation funds and the authorities carried out an extensive search for the supposed Hispanic captors.</p>

<p><strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/sherri-papini-the-jogger-whose-kidnapping-hoax-cost-taxpayers-200000-released-on-bail-460494">Also read |&nbsp;Sherri Papini, the jogger whose kidnapping hoax cost taxpayers $200,000, released on bail</a></strong></p>

<p>After coming up empty for several years, the authorities connected DNA from her clothing to an ex-boyfriend using the technology known as genetic genealogy.</p>

<p>According to a 55-page affidavit released earlier this year, investigators then took DNA from the ex-boyfriend to confirm him as a match.</p>

<p>It states that he admitted he helped Papini “run away” from what she described as an abusive relationship.</p>

<p>When detained and questioned, he confessed that the supposed kidnapping was a hoax and the federal prosecutors said that it wasted resources and caused police to investigate innocent targets.</p>

<p>In a filing, prosecutors said, “Papini planned and executed a sophisticated kidnapping hoax, and then continued to perpetuate her false statements for years after her return without regard for the harm she caused others.”</p>

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A judge in California has sentenced Sherri Papini to 18 months in prison for faking her own abduction in 2016. According to the US Justice Department, the 40-year-old's hoax was exposed due to the advancement in technology.

A judge in California has sentenced Sherri Papini to 18 months in prison for faking her own abduction in 2016. According to the US Justice Department, the 40-year-old's hoax was exposed due to the advancement in technology. After Papini pleaded guilty in April to mail fraud and making false statements, 36 months of supervised release was added to her punishment. While the defence asked for one month in custody and seven months of home detention, prosecutors asked the judge to sentence her to eight months in prison. Six years ago, Papini claimed two Spanish-speaking women abducted and tortured her when she went out for a jog near her Shasta County home in Northern California. As a result, she received more than $30,000 from the state in victim compensation funds and the authorities carried out an extensive search for the supposed Hispanic captors. Also read | Sherri Papini, the jogger whose kidnapping hoax cost taxpayers $200,000, released on bail After coming up empty for several years, the authorities connected DNA from her clothing to an ex-boyfriend using the technology known as genetic genealogy. According to a 55-page affidavit released earlier this year, investigators then took DNA from the ex-boyfriend to confirm him as a match. It states that he admitted he helped Papini “run away” from what she described as an abusive relationship. When detained and questioned, he confessed that the supposed kidnapping was a hoax and the federal prosecutors said that it wasted resources and caused police to investigate innocent targets. In a filing, prosecutors said, “Papini planned and executed a sophisticated kidnapping hoax, and then continued to perpetuate her false statements for years after her return without regard for the harm she caused others.” Watch WION's live TV here: ×

California judge sentences Sherri Papini to 18 months in prison for faking her own abduction

<p>In November 2016, a Californian woman Sherri Papini claimed that she was kidnapped. After three weeks, she reappeared almost 200 miles away from where she was last seen.&nbsp;</p>

<p>However, the case grabbed international media attention when reports emerged that she had staged everything.&nbsp;</p>

<p>National law enforcement experts said that there were several discrepancies and inconsistencies in the alleged abduction. &nbsp;</p>

<p>The case again resurfaced this year in March when she was arrested on charges of making false statements to the country's law enforcement officers and mail fraud.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The prosecutors said that she was apparently staying with her boyfriend in Costa Mesa during the period she claimed she had been kidnapped and remained missing. She had told officers that she had been kidnapped by two Hispanic women.&nbsp;</p>

<p>William Portanova, who is her attorney, now confirmed that Papini has signed a plea agreement Tuesday (April 12) morning in which she will plead guilty to the above-mentioned counts.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"We are taking this case in an entirely new direction. Everything that has happened before today stops today," said Portanova to the Sacramento Bee.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Papini said in her statement: "I am deeply ashamed of myself for my behaviour and so sorry for the pain I've caused my family, my friends, all the good people who needlessly suffered because of my story and those who worked so hard to try to help me. I will work the rest of my life to make amends for what I have done."&nbsp;</p>

<p>In 2020, authorities accused Papini of lying to authorities during the interview despite the fact that FBI agents warned her in advance that lying to the FBI is a crime.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>WATCH |&nbsp;Canada: Suspected killer of Indian student Kartik Vasudev arrested</strong></p>

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In November 2016, a Californian woman Sherri Papini claimed that she was kidnapped. After three weeks, she reappeared almost 200 miles away from where she was last seen.

In November 2016, a Californian woman Sherri Papini claimed that she was kidnapped. After three weeks, she reappeared almost 200 miles away from where she was last seen. However, the case grabbed international media attention when reports emerged that she had staged everything. National law enforcement experts said that there were several discrepancies and inconsistencies in the alleged abduction. The case again resurfaced this year in March when she was arrested on charges of making false statements to the country's law enforcement officers and mail fraud. The prosecutors said that she was apparently staying with her boyfriend in Costa Mesa during the period she claimed she had been kidnapped and remained missing. She had told officers that she had been kidnapped by two Hispanic women. William Portanova, who is her attorney, now confirmed that Papini has signed a plea agreement Tuesday (April 12) morning in which she will plead guilty to the above-mentioned counts. "We are taking this case in an entirely new direction. Everything that has happened before today stops today," said Portanova to the Sacramento Bee. Papini said in her statement: "I am deeply ashamed of myself for my behaviour and so sorry for the pain I've caused my family, my friends, all the good people who needlessly suffered because of my story and those who worked so hard to try to help me. I will work the rest of my life to make amends for what I have done." In 2020, authorities accused Papini of lying to authorities during the interview despite the fact that FBI agents warned her in advance that lying to the FBI is a crime. WATCH | Canada: Suspected killer of Indian student Kartik Vasudev arrested ×

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California judge sentences Sherri Papini to 18 months in prison for faking her own abduction

Curious case of Sherri Papini: She said she was kidnapped, but all of it was staged