Sherri Papini, the Northern California mother who admitted to faking her own kidnapping in 2016 was sentenced to 18 months in prison on September 19.
Mandatory Credit:	Vicki Behringer

Sherri Papini, the Northern California mother who admitted to faking her own kidnapping in 2016 was sentenced to 18 months in prison on September 19.
Mandatory Credit: Vicki Behringer

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California woman who faked her own kidnapping sentenced to 18 months in prison

Sherri Papini, the California mother who faked her own kidnapping in 2016 in a hoax that was exposed with the help of advances in DNA technology, was sentenced to a year and a half in prison on Monday, according to a release from the Department of Justice.