Sherri Papini, Woman Who Faked Kidnapping, Released Early from Prison
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Hill
Sherri Papini, who admitted to faking her own kidnapping and lying to the FBI, has been released from federal prison and will be overseen at a community confinement center. Papini went missing in 2016 and was found three weeks later with self-inflicted injuries. Her story unraveled when investigators found male DNA on her clothes belonging to an ex-boyfriend she was staying with during the time she claimed to be missing. Papini pleaded guilty in 2022 and was sentenced to 18 months in prison. She has now been released to a community confinement center in Sacramento.