US Parents Sentenced for 'Balloon Boy' Hoax Reuters go to original December 26, 2009
Raw Video: Balloon Boy Dad Cries Sorry; Judge Gives Jail Time (Associated Press)
Fort Collins, Colo. - The Colorado man who sparked a mass rescue effort and riveted the media with a bogus claim that his son floated away in a helium balloon was sentenced on Wednesday to 90 days in jail, most of that on a work-release basis. But the boy's mother was spared from serving any jail time for her part in the hoax, sentenced instead to 20 days of supervised public service. Richard and Mayumi Heene also were each placed on probation for four years and face thousands of dollars in fines and restitution that will be calculated later.
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