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A California a man who stood by his wife for six years after she claimed to have been abducted filed for divorce after it was revealed that the abduction was part of a complex fraud.
Online records from the Shasta County Supreme Court show that Keith Papini filed for divorce from his wife Sherry Papini, who recently admitted in a plea agreement that she had falsified, abducted for three weeks in 2016 according to the Sacramento Bee.
Sherry Papini of Reading leaves federal court following indictment in Sacramento, California, Wednesday, April 13, 2022 (AP Photo / Rich Pedroncell)
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“Now that I have learned the truth reflected in the plea agreement she reached with the US Attorney’s Office in Sacramento, I must act decisively to protect my children from the trauma of their mother and bring stability. and peace in their lives, “Keith Papini wrote in a sworn statement filed in court. “I, and especially our children, were traumatized by her disappearance and spent a lot of time and money trying to find my wife.
Reading Sherry Papini, 39, was inaugurated on Thanksgiving Day in 2016 after weeks of searching in California and several nearby states, with body ties and injuries, including a swollen nose and a “mark” on her right shoulder.
Sherry Papini of Reading leaves the Federal Courthouse, accompanied by her lawyer William Portanova, on the right, following her indictment in Sacramento, California, Wednesday, April 13, 2022 (AP Photo / Rich Pedroncelli)
She was reported missing on November 2. She then told authorities she had been abducted at gunpoint by two Spanish-speaking women, even providing descriptions to the artist in FBI sketches along with details of her alleged abduction.
In fact, authorities said, she was staying with an ex-boyfriend nearly 600 miles from her home in Orange County, Southern California, and was injured to support her false allegations.
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Sherry Papini recently pleaded guilty to one charge of postal fraud and lying of a federal employee, days after the acceptance of a deal by the prosecutor’s office in connection with the fake kidnapping. The story captured headlines across the country and cost law enforcement and the government thousands of dollars.
She apologized to Shub and added: “I am sad. I feel very sad, your honor. I feel very sad,” the report said.
Schubb then asked Papini if she had been abducted, to which she reportedly replied, “No, your honor.”
Prior to the plea deal, Papini faced 34 charges of mail fraud and one charge of false statements, according to reports. Instead, she pleaded guilty to one charge each and a restitution payment of up to $ 300,000. In particular, she has to pay nearly $ 149,000 to the Shasta County Sheriff; at least $ 127,568 to the Social Security Administration; $ 30,694 to the California Victim Compensation Council and more than $ 2,500 to the FBI, according to the Associated Press.
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She is reportedly facing 20 years in prison for mail fraud and up to five for lying to a federal official.
A “missing” sign for a resident of Reading, California, Sherry Papini, is seen near where the mother of two was initially thought to have disappeared while jogging.
“I am deeply ashamed of myself for my behavior and I am very sorry for the pain I caused to my family, my friends, all the good people who suffered unnecessarily because of my story, and those who worked so hard to try to help me. help, “Papini said in a statement through his lawyer, William Portanova. “I will work for the rest of my life to make amends.
Papini’s sentence is scheduled for July 11, 2022.
Stephanie Pagones of the Associated Press and Fox News contributed to the report.
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