Remember Sherri Papini, who said she was kidnapped, branded, and tortured 6 years ago? Hoax. 5 years in jail possible. See details.

There is a church in Sacramento, CA. An Oregon woman who made national news six years ago when she said she was kidnapped and tortured says the whole thing was a hoax and that she is ashamed. She faces federal criminal charges, but she says she doesn’t deserve them. It’s the story of Sherri Papini, a 39-year-old mother of two who says two masked Hispanic women kidnapped her while she was out jogging. She says they tortured her, branded her, and chained her to a bed. When she came back, everyone in Redding was happy to see her again. But the Department of Justice found that her story was made up. A deal was made with the government on Tuesday that could send Papini to prison for five years and pay her $250,000 in fines. She lied to the government and cheated. He had been her boyfriend in the past, and it turns out she was living with him in Costa Mesa.