US Politics | Who is Sherri Papini?
SHERRI Papini was a married mother of two when she made headlines in 2016 for her disappearance while out on a run. Police believed she was allegedly kidnapped jogging near her home in California before she was found 150 miles away three weeks later. 
Sherri Papini faked her own kidnapping in 2016Social Media - Refer to Source Sherri Papini left her home on November 2, 2016, to go for a jog along the Old Oregon Trail and Sunrise Drive in Mountain View, California. Papini's husband, Keith Papini, reported his wife missing when she didn't return from her job, sending searchers looking for her. Her family appealed to the public, asking for any information about Papini's whereabouts, and her sister, Sheila Koester, told the Ventura Star, ...She was out for a run. She wouldn't leave her babies.... Her family set up a GoFundMe in the hope it would help return her to them, when on Thanksgiving Day that year, she was found bound and gagged on the side of Interstate 5, about 150 miles from her home. MOST READ IN NEWS VLAD'S Z DAY Putin vows to use 'any means' to defend stolen Ukraine regions in nuke threat SICK CLAIMS Dad 'forced son to sleep on pads & dig through trash before boy froze to death' I KILLED THREE Elon Musk's dad reveals how he shot dead intruders as daughter clung to him PIECE OF CAKE Walmart's self-checkout caught me stealing on camera - my warning to shoppers DARK TOURISM Fears 'acolytes' will swarm Jeffrey Dahmer town if victim memorial is erected GUN MASSACRE Five people including mom & two kids found shot dead as suspect arrested TIME FOR ANSWERS Serena Williams' stepmom to be grilled by lawyers as she loses star's home 'HEY BABE' Hiker found dead after tragic last text to husband revealed she was 'off route' STORM TRAGEDY Hundreds feared dead after Hurricane Ian hits Florida, sheriff says PASS BY Walmart hit by 'pass around' self-checkout trick that forced Wegman's huge move A mystery donor initially offered a $50k ransom for Papini's safe return which doubled to $100k but the offer was pulled the day before police found Papini. When Papini was found on the side of Highway 5, she said she had been thrown from a dark-colored SUV and described two armed Hispanic women who spoke only Spanish and played mariachi music while they allegedly tortured her. Keith shared his horror at seeing his wife's serious injuries which extended to bruises covering her body, and she was covered in blood and branded. Shortly after returning to their home in Redding, California, Sherri and her family moved to an undisclosed location, claiming it was too difficult to stay in their house following the ordeal. Was Sherri Papini's kidnapping a hoax? Papini was arrested on March 3, 2022, after police said they discovered she had faked her 22-day abduction, and charged her with lying to federal agents and defrauding the state's victim compensation board of $30k. Authorities said Papini had not disappeared \- instead, she was staying with a former boyfriend nearly 600 miles away from her Orange County home and hurt herself to back up her false claims. ...When a young mother went missing in broad daylight, a community was filled with fear and concern,... US Attorney Phillip Talbert said in a statement. ...Ultimately, the investigation revealed that there was no kidnapping and that time and resources that could have been used to investigate actual crime, protect the community, and provide resources to victims were wasted.... The California mom-of-two said she was taken by two Hispanic women back in 2016 but police reported they found a man's DNA was found on her clothes. Shasta County Sheriff's Office revealed that in the lead-up to her disappearance, Sherri exchanged text messages with a man in Michigan and when they visited the man's home, he allegedly told police everything. 
Sherri Papini was convicted for faking her own kidnapping and mail fraudThe Mega Agency What did the man tell investigators? Police said the unnamed man told them he was Papini's ex-boyfriend and she called him to help her escape. He claimed that he was led to believe she was being abused by her husband and after receiving the call, he claimed he drove to pick her up and bring her back to his home in Southern California. Papini allegedly asked her ex-boyfriend to help cause some of her injuries, including driving to Hobby Lobby to pick up a wood-burning tool which she then asked him to use to brand herself. According to the Affidavit, Papini also chopped off her hair and ate minimal amounts of food in an effort to lose weight. Police say they were able to corroborate her ex-boyfriend's story through phone records, his work schedule, rental car receipts, odometer records, toll records, and an interview with his cousin, who says they saw Papini in the home. When investigators questioned Papini, she stuck to her story but was handcuffed in front of her two children and brought to jail which her family had said was an ...ambush.... Papini's family released a statement and said, ...We love Sherri and are appalled by the way in which law enforcement ambushed her ... in a dramatic and unnecessary manner in front of her children.... The family added that Papini and her husband were cooperating with investigators' requests ...despite repeated attempts to unnecessarily pit them against each other, empty threats to publicly embarrass them and other conduct that was less than professional.... However, following Papini's arrest, her husband filed for divorce, saying he was ...traumatized... by the events. Papini was taken to Sacramento County Jail and the judge determined she would not be released on bail after prosecutors argued she was a flight risk. Was Sherri Papini convicted? Papini was charged on April 12, 2022, with 34 counts of mail fraud and one count of making false statements to police. She pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and one count of making false statements and was convicted on September 19. US District Judge William B Shubb told Papini during sentencing that she was a ...manipulator... and said: ...People don't like to be conned,... the Sacramento Bee reported. He continued: ...And I don't believe those people who were deceived would believe that one month or eight months is sufficient.... Papini was sentenced to 18 months in prison to deter other individuals from committing a similar crime. She is also required to pay $309,902 in restitution, but the judge said there is little chance Papini will be able to repay the amount. "Let's be realistic about it," the judge said. "That restitution is never going to be paid. That $300,000 she's going to be ordered to pay will never be paid unless she wins the lottery." But he said the charges are meant to stop would-be copycats, saying instead of individuals thinking: ...If I get away with it, I'll get $49k,... they will realize: ...If I don't get away with it, I'll spend one month or eight months.... He added: ...We have to send a message that crime doesn't pay.... After she was sentenced, Papini told the court: ...I stand before you humbled by the court. I'm so sorry to the many people who have suffered because of me. I thank you all.... She continued: ...I am guilty of lying and dishonor. I trust in this court … and I trust in you. What was done cannot be undone. I am choosing to humbly accept all responsibility.... Papini is required to report to prison to serve her 18-month sentence on November 8, 2022. ABC's 20/20 will air a two-hour episode titled The Vanishing Act which will air at 9pm EST on September 30. Do you have a story for The US Sun team? Email us at exclusive@the-sun.com or call 212 416 4552.
Sherri Papini faked her own kidnapping in 2016Social Media - Refer to Source Sherri Papini left her home on November 2, 2016, to go for a jog along the Old Oregon Trail and Sunrise Drive in Mountain View, California. Papini's husband, Keith Papini, reported his wife missing when she didn't return from her job, sending searchers looking for her. Her family appealed to the public, asking for any information about Papini's whereabouts, and her sister, Sheila Koester, told the Ventura Star, ...She was out for a run. She wouldn't leave her babies.... Her family set up a GoFundMe in the hope it would help return her to them, when on Thanksgiving Day that year, she was found bound and gagged on the side of Interstate 5, about 150 miles from her home. 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When Papini was found on the side of Highway 5, she said she had been thrown from a dark-colored SUV and described two armed Hispanic women who spoke only Spanish and played mariachi music while they allegedly tortured her. Keith shared his horror at seeing his wife's serious injuries which extended to bruises covering her body, and she was covered in blood and branded. Shortly after returning to their home in Redding, California, Sherri and her family moved to an undisclosed location, claiming it was too difficult to stay in their house following the ordeal. Was Sherri Papini's kidnapping a hoax? Papini was arrested on March 3, 2022, after police said they discovered she had faked her 22-day abduction, and charged her with lying to federal agents and defrauding the state's victim compensation board of $30k. Authorities said Papini had not disappeared \- instead, she was staying with a former boyfriend nearly 600 miles away from her Orange County home and hurt herself to back up her false claims. ...When a young mother went missing in broad daylight, a community was filled with fear and concern,... US Attorney Phillip Talbert said in a statement. ...Ultimately, the investigation revealed that there was no kidnapping and that time and resources that could have been used to investigate actual crime, protect the community, and provide resources to victims were wasted.... The California mom-of-two said she was taken by two Hispanic women back in 2016 but police reported they found a man's DNA was found on her clothes. Shasta County Sheriff's Office revealed that in the lead-up to her disappearance, Sherri exchanged text messages with a man in Michigan and when they visited the man's home, he allegedly told police everything. Sherri Papini was convicted for faking her own kidnapping and mail fraudThe Mega Agency What did the man tell investigators? Police said the unnamed man told them he was Papini's ex-boyfriend and she called him to help her escape. He claimed that he was led to believe she was being abused by her husband and after receiving the call, he claimed he drove to pick her up and bring her back to his home in Southern California. Papini allegedly asked her ex-boyfriend to help cause some of her injuries, including driving to Hobby Lobby to pick up a wood-burning tool which she then asked him to use to brand herself. According to the Affidavit, Papini also chopped off her hair and ate minimal amounts of food in an effort to lose weight. Police say they were able to corroborate her ex-boyfriend's story through phone records, his work schedule, rental car receipts, odometer records, toll records, and an interview with his cousin, who says they saw Papini in the home. When investigators questioned Papini, she stuck to her story but was handcuffed in front of her two children and brought to jail which her family had said was an ...ambush.... Papini's family released a statement and said, ...We love Sherri and are appalled by the way in which law enforcement ambushed her ... in a dramatic and unnecessary manner in front of her children.... The family added that Papini and her husband were cooperating with investigators' requests ...despite repeated attempts to unnecessarily pit them against each other, empty threats to publicly embarrass them and other conduct that was less than professional.... However, following Papini's arrest, her husband filed for divorce, saying he was ...traumatized... by the events. Papini was taken to Sacramento County Jail and the judge determined she would not be released on bail after prosecutors argued she was a flight risk. Was Sherri Papini convicted? Papini was charged on April 12, 2022, with 34 counts of mail fraud and one count of making false statements to police. She pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and one count of making false statements and was convicted on September 19. US District Judge William B Shubb told Papini during sentencing that she was a ...manipulator... and said: ...People don't like to be conned,... the Sacramento Bee reported. He continued: ...And I don't believe those people who were deceived would believe that one month or eight months is sufficient.... Papini was sentenced to 18 months in prison to deter other individuals from committing a similar crime. She is also required to pay $309,902 in restitution, but the judge said there is little chance Papini will be able to repay the amount. "Let's be realistic about it," the judge said. "That restitution is never going to be paid. That $300,000 she's going to be ordered to pay will never be paid unless she wins the lottery." But he said the charges are meant to stop would-be copycats, saying instead of individuals thinking: ...If I get away with it, I'll get $49k,... they will realize: ...If I don't get away with it, I'll spend one month or eight months.... He added: ...We have to send a message that crime doesn't pay.... After she was sentenced, Papini told the court: ...I stand before you humbled by the court. I'm so sorry to the many people who have suffered because of me. I thank you all.... She continued: ...I am guilty of lying and dishonor. I trust in this court … and I trust in you. What was done cannot be undone. I am choosing to humbly accept all responsibility.... Papini is required to report to prison to serve her 18-month sentence on November 8, 2022. ABC's 20/20 will air a two-hour episode titled The Vanishing Act which will air at 9pm EST on September 30. Do you have a story for The US Sun team? Email us at exclusive@the-sun.com or call 212 416 4552.
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