A Northern California mother of two was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison for feigning kidnapping so she could get back with her ex-boyfriend, leading to a more than three-week run-up to her Thanksgiving 2016 resurface. State search. Sherri Papini, 40, pleaded guilty last spring in a plea deal that requires her to pay more than $300,000 in damages. Probation officers and Papini’s lawyers recommended she spend a month in jail and seven months in supervised home detention. But Senior U.S. District Judge William Shub said he chose the 18-month sentence as a deterrent. The judge said he considered the gravity of the crime and “the number of people affected.” Papini, who had been emotional throughout the proceedings, replied calmly, “Yes, sir,” when the judge asked if she understood the sentence , she replied: “Yes, sir”. She was previously in tears when she made a statement to the court accepting responsibility and admitting her guilt. “Despite the pain,” Papini accepted her sentence as part of her recovery, defense attorney William Portanova said after the hearing. He said the judge’s decision “did not fall short” and, although “longer than we had hoped”, was fair. “He knew her heart when he sentenced her,” Portanova said. Asked about the judge’s comments, Papini would still say Portanova said she would lie if she wasn’t caught, when Papini was asked about the judge’s comments. Arriving at his office, “she told us the truth, maybe not right away, but it was the truth.” | Below video | Sherri Papini’s lawyer reacts after Portanova’s sentencing after saying Papini was troubled, very distressed Grace, she should serve most of her sentence at home. However, prosecutors said she must spend her entire sentence in prison. The judge ordered her to report to the prison. 8. “Papini’s kidnapping scam was deliberate, orchestrated, and sophisticated,” prosecutors Veronica Alegria and Shelley Weger wrote in court documents. Months after she pleaded guilty to kidnapping and lied to the FBI in April, she still falsely claimed she was kidnapped, they wrote. Alegria said outside court on Monday that she agreed with the judge, “It’s very important that we send a message to anyone who wants to lie to the FBI or other law enforcement or think they can deceive the government and cause harm to victims.” “And I think It is important that people know that they cannot commit these crimes and go unpunished,” she added. “Sweet and lovable in appearance, but capable of intense deceit…Ms. Papini’s fickle personality drives her desire for both family security and youthful freedom,” Portanova wrote in his response to court documents. “In pursuit of an absurd fantasy,” said Portanova, the married mother who fled to her ex-boyfriend in Southern California, nearly 600 miles south of her home. in rescue. After she said she wanted to go home, he put her on the interstate about 150 miles from her home. Passersby found her with bandages on her body, a swollen nose, a vague “brand” on her right shoulder, bruises and a rash on her body, ligatures on her wrists and ankles, and burns on her left forearm. All of the wounds were self-inflicted and were meant to corroborate her story that she was kidnapped at gunpoint by two Hispanic women while out running. The wounds are a manifestation of her “disturbed masochism” and “self-inflicted”. Confession,” Portanova wrote. Once she started, “every lie demands another lie. Prosecutors say Papini’s ruse not only harmed herself and her family. “The entire community believes in the hoax and lives in fear of Hispanic women being kidnapped and trafficked on the streets,” they wrote Prosecutors agreed to seek a sentence at the low end of the sentencing range in exchange for Papinei’s guilty plea. This is expected to be a jail term of eight to 14 months, down from the maximum 25 years on both charges. She offered nothing for her actions grounds, which stumped even independent mental health experts, who said her behavior did not fit any typical diagnosis. “Papini’s painful early years distorted and froze her in countless ways,” Portanova said in advocating stay-at-home orders. As her deception was finally revealed, he said: “It’s hard to imagine a person’s broken inner self being exposed more brutally publicly. At this point, the punishment is already severe and feels like a life sentence. But prosecutors said her “past trauma and mental health issues could not alone explain all of her behavior.” “Ahead – it’s not just a reaction to a traumatic childhood,” they wrote. After her arrest in March, Papine received more than $30,000 worth of psychiatric treatment for anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. She reimbursed victims in the state for treatment funds, which must now be repaid as part of her compensation. As part of the plea deal, she agreed to repay law enforcement agencies more than $150,000 for finding her and her nonexistent captors, as well as the $128,000 in disability benefits she has received since her return. | Video below | Sherri Papini’s husband files for divorce
A Northern California mother of two was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison for feigning kidnapping so she could get back with her ex-boyfriend, leading to a more than three-week run-up to her Thanksgiving 2016 resurface. State search.
Sherri Papini, 40, pleaded guilty last spring under a plea deal that ordered her to pay more than $300,000 in damages.
Probation officers and Papini’s lawyers recommended that she spend one month in custody and seven months in supervised home detention. But Senior U.S. District Judge William Shub said he chose the 18-month sentence as a deterrent.
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The judge said he considered the gravity of the offence and “the number of people affected”.
Papini, who had been emotional throughout the proceedings, replied calmly, “Yes, sir,” when the judge asked her if she understood the sentence. She was previously in tears when she made a statement to the court admitting responsibility and admitting her guilt.
“Despite the pain,” Papini accepted her sentence as part of her recovery, defense attorney William Portanova said after the hearing.
He said the judge’s decision “did not fall short” and, although “longer than we had hoped”, was fair.
“In sentencing her, he knew her heart,” Portanova said.
Asked about the judge’s comment that Papini would still lie if he wasn’t caught, Potanova said that when Papini came to his office, “she told us the truth, maybe not right away, but This is a fact.”
| Video Below | Sherri Papini’s Attorney Reacts After Sentencing
Portanova has previously said Papini was distressed and humiliated and that she should serve most of her sentence at home. However, prosecutors said she must spend her entire sentence in prison. The judge ordered her to report to the prison. 8.
“Papini’s kidnapping scam was deliberate, orchestrated, and sophisticated,” prosecutors Veronica Alegria and Shelley Weger wrote in court documents. They wrote that months after she pleaded guilty to kidnapping and lying to the FBI in April Later, she still lied that she had been kidnapped.
Alegria said outside court on Monday that she agreed with the judge, “It is very important that we send a message to anyone who wants to lie to the FBI or other law enforcement officials or think they can deceive the government and cause harm. Victims.”
“And I think it’s important that people know they can’t commit these crimes and get away with it,” she added.
Portanova wrote in his response to court documents: “Sweet and lovable in appearance, but capable of intense deceit…Ms. Papini’s chameleon character drives her simultaneous desire for home security and youthful freedom.”
So, “in pursuit of an absurd fantasy,” Portanova said the married mother fled to an ex-boyfriend in Southern California, nearly 600 miles south of her home in Redding. After she said she wanted to go home, he put her on Interstate 5, about 150 miles from her home.
Passersby found her with bandages, a swollen nose, vague “burns” on her right shoulder, bruises and rashes all over her body, ligatures on her wrists and ankles, and burns on her left forearm. All injuries were self-inflicted and were designed to corroborate her story that she was kidnapped at gunpoint by two Hispanic women while out running.
The wound was a manifestation of her “restless masochism” and “self-confession,” Portanova wrote. Once she started, “every lie needs another lie.”
Prosecutors said Papini’s ruse not only hurt herself and her family. “The entire community believes in this scam and lives in fear of the kidnapping and trafficking of Hispanic women on the streets,” they wrote.
Prosecutors agreed to seek a sentence at the low end of the sentencing spectrum in exchange for Papini’s guilty plea. He is expected to be detained for eight to 14 months, down from the maximum of 25 years on both charges.
She offered no justification for her behavior, stumbling even independent mental health experts, who said her behavior did not fit any typical diagnosis.
“Papini’s painful early years distorted and froze her in countless ways,” Portanova said in advocating home confinement. With her deception finally being revealed, he said: “It’s hard to imagine a more brutal public reveal of a person’s broken inner self. At this point, the punishment is already heavy and it feels like a life sentence.”
But prosecutors said her “past trauma and mental health issues do not explain all of her behavior.”
“Papini’s plan for her hoax kidnapping was well-planned and started months in advance – not just a reaction to childhood trauma,” they wrote.
After his arrest in March, Papine received more than $30,000 worth of psychiatric treatment for anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. She charged the cost of the treatment to the state’s Victim Compensation Fund, which must now be paid back as part of the compensation.
As part of the plea deal, she agreed to reimburse law enforcement agencies more than $150,000 for the cost of finding her and her nonexistent captors, as well as $128,000 in disability benefits she received upon her return.
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