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.

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

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.

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

Sherri Papini, the northern California woman arrested last week for allegedly lying to federal agents and faking her own kidnapping in 2016, was released from jail oHer family posted a $120,000 bond for her release.

Sherri Papini, the jogger whose kidnapping hoax cost taxpayers $200,000, released on bail

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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

Sherri Papini, the jogger whose kidnapping hoax cost taxpayers $200,000, released on bail