GUILTY CA - Sherri Papini, 34, Redding, fake abduction Nov 2016, ARREST MAR 2022 #25

[MsMarple]

Call me cynical, I'm waiting to see what punishment - if any - Papini's plea deal will entail.

“I am deeply ashamed of myself for my behavior and so sorry for the pain I’ve caused my family, my friends, all the good people who needlessly suffered because of my story and those who worked so hard to try to help me,” Papini said in her statement. “I will work the rest of my life to make amends for what I have done.”
(My bolding, my italics.)

According to investigators, Papini's application to the California Victim Compensation Board resulted in approximately 35 payments totaling over $30,000.

The charge of making false statements to a federal law enforcement officer carries a maximum statutory penalty of five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. Mail fraud charges carry a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
Sherri Papini accepts plea deal, admits kidnapping was a hoax

 

[Madeleine74]

I don't believe Papini is actually sorry. She's feeling sorry for herself. Whatever it is that made her create this big hoax in the first place, is indicative of her mindset. I don't believe it was a sudden "oops, my bad, I mistakenly pretended I was kidnapped!" She intended to defraud.

This plea deal is to try and save herself from a significant prison term, and her apology was orchestrated by her attorney, as is very common.

IF she has a history of behaviors that are less than honest, chances are she'll continue with that behavior. I doubt there's any cure for bad character.

 

[Quiet Time]

IMO I think her lawyer probably had a lot to do with her statement

Agreed^^^, and, I hope she has to do some time in jail.

 

[WyomingSkyAngel]

I don't believe Papini is actually sorry. She's feeling sorry for herself. Whatever it is that made her create this big hoax in the first place, is indicative of her mindset. I don't believe it was a sudden "oops, my bad, I mistakenly pretended I was kidnapped!" She intended to defraud.

This plea deal is to try and save herself from a significant prison term, and her apology was orchestrated by her attorney, as is very common.

IF she has a history of behaviors that are less than honest, chances are she'll continue with that behavior. I doubt there's any cure for bad character.

Nope, there is no cure for bad character.

 

[RANCH]

If the Feds had brought this case to trial and obtained the maximum sentence wouldn't that serve as a deterrent for future cases like this?

If SP serves no prison time there will be little to no deterrent. JMO.

 

[they'll get you]

 

[Kemug]

Papini issued a statement through her attorney expressing remorse. “I am deeply ashamed of myself for my behavior and so sorry for the pain I’ve caused my family, my friends, all the good people who needlessly suffered because of my story and those who worked so hard to try to help me,” Papini said in her statement. “I will work the rest of my life to make amends for what I have done.”

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RS&BBM

Yeah. Sure.

 

[Kemug]

I'm shocked. I hope she is serious about making amends and it wasn't just the threat of up to 20 years & a hefty fine that made her take a plea.

As if!

 

[CFlo]

This plea deal is to try and save herself from a significant prison term, and her apology was orchestrated by her attorney, as is very common.

Herself and any possible co-conspirators. Just IMO.

Edited: replaced potential with possible.

 

[Niner]

Help! From all the articles posted here I could not access any of them.... EU stupid rules.
Does it give a date for this week (per one of articles quoted) when she is supposed to appear? I have her down for a 4/29/22 preliminary hearing.

Here's what I have in my notes - if anyone can access the Federal site.
Federal U.S. District Court/Eastern Case #3:22-mj-0001 DMC, Dennis M. Cota, Magistrate Judge

TIA if someone can help!

 

[Eloise]

Good for her. Now I think I have more respect for SP than Jussie which feels weird.

Pretty sure it was all on legal advice and to avoid imprisonment, not out of actual remorse. Some shame, maybe, but not a guilty conscience. IMO

Call me cynical, I'm waiting to see what punishment - if any - Papini's plea deal will entail.

“I am deeply ashamed of myself for my behavior and so sorry for the pain I’ve caused my family, my friends, all the good people who needlessly suffered because of my story and those who worked so hard to try to help me,” Papini said in her statement. “I will work the rest of my life to make amends for what I have done.”
(My bolding, my italics.)

According to investigators, Papini's application to the California Victim Compensation Board resulted in approximately 35 payments totaling over $30,000.

The charge of making false statements to a federal law enforcement officer carries a maximum statutory penalty of five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. Mail fraud charges carry a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
Sherri Papini accepts plea deal, admits kidnapping was a hoax

I'd imagine a very short, token sentence, if that tbh.

Nope, there is no cure for bad character.

Self-awareness, acceptance of your PD and a lot of therapy can help people with (some) personality disorders... its the self-awareness part that's the difficulty. JMO. Not that I'm armchair diagnosing SP with a PD over the Internet, of course.

 

[WyomingSkyAngel]

Self-awareness, acceptance of your PD and a lot of therapy can help people with (some) personality disorders... its the self-awareness part that's the difficulty. JMO. Not that I'm armchair diagnosing SP with a PD over the Internet, of course.

I doubt that someone like Sherri who went this far to keep a hoax going is going to "find Jesus" now. Just saying.

 

[bears10]

Papini issued a statement through her attorney expressing remorse. “I am deeply ashamed of myself for my behavior and so sorry for the pain I’ve caused my family, my friends, all the good people who needlessly suffered because of my story and those who worked so hard to try to help me,” Papini said in her statement. “I will work the rest of my life to make amends for what I have done.”

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RS&BBM

Yeah. Sure.

She's "deeply ashamed" that she got caught. jmo

 

[Niner]

Sherri Papini, California woman whose 2016 disappearance sparked weekslong search, admits to faking her own kidnapping

from this article:

She is scheduled to be arraigned on those charges Wednesday and will likely enter the guilty pleas next week, Portanova said.

So that would be 4/20/22.

 

[RANCH]

Timeline: Sherri Papini's faked kidnapping and her plea deal

April 13, 2022
Papini's next court hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m.

Looks like the hearing is today, Wednesday, 4/13/22.

 

[Stripehaven]

I doubt that someone like Sherri who went this far to keep a hoax going is going to "find Jesus" now. Just saying.

Agree, especially considering other tales from her past, like committing self-harm and blaming it on her mom, and ginning up racist nonsense. She seems like a fairly terrible person.

 

[gitana1]

If the Feds had brought this case to trial and obtained the maximum sentence wouldn't that serve as a deterrent for future cases like this?

If SP serves no prison time there will be little to no deterrent. JMO.

These malingerer types seem to think they’ll never get caught. Or they have a compulsion. I don’t know.

But they’d never get the max anyhow. The max in those cases is for people with priors, at least. It’s a point system. And apparently, in the federal system, it’s normal to deviate downwards from the guideline.

Based on that my guess is she was facing no real time for the lying charge.

It will be interesting to see what the deal is.

 

[gitana1]

I doubt that someone like Sherri who went this far to keep a hoax going is going to "find Jesus" now. Just saying.

Just think about all the things she has said to further her lies, to her family, friends, therapist, in the years since this occurred. I wonder how they all feel.

 

[AC's Grandma]

Just think about all the things she has said to further her lies, to her family, friends, therapist, in the years since this occurred. I wonder how they all feel.

IMO they're probably thinking it's just another day of having to be family members of Sherri. If she was a friend of mine before this she would no longer be.

 

[Niner]

Wednesday, April 13th:
*Arraignment Hearing (@ 2pm PT) CA - Sherri Louise Papini (34 @ time of crime/39), whose kidnapping (11/2/16) & sensational return on Thanksgiving day, 11/24/16 captured global attention, has been arrested & charged (3/3/22) with making false statements to a federal law enforcement officer & defrauding the California Victim’s Compensation Board of $30K. (Paid victim assistance money based on her kidnapping story. From 2017 thru 2021, Papini’s request for victim assistance caused approximately 35 payments totaling over $30K, including for visits to her therapist & for the ambulance that transported her to the hospital after her return. No bond. Unsecured bond reset (3/8/22) @ $120K ($70K secured/$50K unsecured). Bonded out on 3/8/22.
Case info reference post #409 here:
CA - Sherri Papini, 34, Redding, fake abduction Nov 2016, ARREST MAR 2022 #25
3/4/22 Update: Papini, the Redding woman accused of faking her own kidnapping while she spent 22 days with an ex-boyfriend, appeared in court via Zoom for the first time Friday, and was ordered to remain in Sacramento County Jail until at least Tuesday afternoon. Papini, who was represented by Redding defense attorney Michael Borges, did not speak during her brief arraignment hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremy Peterson of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. She faces charges of making false statements to a federal law enforcement officer & mail fraud. The maximum prison sentence is five years for the first charge & 20 years for the second. Each charge carries a maximum financial penalty of $250,000 & Peterson said she could also be required to pay restitution. Borges also argued for Papini's release on her own recognizance, but prosecutor Veronica Alegría countered that the allegations against Papini show she is a flight risk. Peterson set a detention hearing for 2pm Tuesday, 3/8/22 & a preliminary hearing for 2pm on 3/18/22.
3/8/22 Update: Hearing was before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson. Papini, who appeared virtually on Zoom, didn’t speak once throughout the duration of the hearing. Papini's bail is set at $120K & she'll be released with no GPS monitoring device after orchestrating abduction hoax where she disappeared for 22 days & claimed she'd been kidnapped, abused & branded. Peterson ultimately found that he had “serious concerns” about the allegations against Papini & her alleged history of “dishonesty” * agreed to release her on a $120K partially unsecured bond. $70K (secured) of the bond will be secured by her husband Keith Papini’s property & the additional $50K (unsecured) will be co-signed by her parents. As conditions of her release, the judge also told Papini she must provide a DNA sample & restrict her travel to the Eastern District of California if approved by the court in advance. She was ordered to surrender her passport, undergo psychiatric treatment, hand over a DNA sample & not travel outside of the court’s jurisdiction. The judge also required Papini not to use alcohol or non-prescription narcotics & ordered her to participate in a program of medical or psychiatric treatment. She also must not "associate with or have contact with any witnesses in this case outside of the presence of her attorney, with the exception of her family members, the judge said. Peterson also set a preliminary hearing for 3/25/22 & Alegria said prosecutors were hoping to obtain an indictment against Papini before that date.
3/15/22: Papini won’t be able to access documents related to her criminal case unless she’s in the presence of her attorney, a judge ruled. The protective order, filed by prosecutors last week & signed by a magistrate judge Tuesday, bars Papini from accessing documents that contain “personal identifying information,” such as the names of witnesses or other related information, court records show. Not only will Papini not have access to the records unless she’s in the presence of her defense team, she also can’t make copies of the materials, take them out of the room or “write down or memorialize” any of the identifying information in the files, the document, filed in the Eastern District of California, says. Papini does have a right to make a request to see the documents but before her attorney can allow her access, all personal identifying information must be redacted from the records, the order says.
3/19/22 Update: Papini is now scheduled to appear at 2pm on 4/29/22 in federal court in Sacramento in front of U.S. Magistrate Judge Allison Claire for a preliminary examination. While Papini’s first two court appearances were conducted via Zoom, the 4/29 proceedings will be in-person. The delay is required to allow the defense reasonable time for preparation & for the government’s continuing investigation of the case. The parties further agree that the interests of justice served by granting this continuance outweigh the best interests of the public & the defendant in a speedy trial.
4/11/22 Update: The plea agreement has been delivered to prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Sacramento, which is expected to file a charging document called an “information” & have it assigned to a magistrate judge for a hearing this week. The charges could have netted Papini up to 20 years & a $500K fine. Prosecutors have not yet filed a sentencing memo that details their recommended sentence. She has signed a plea deal & will admit that she planned the incident. Papini issued a statement through her attorney expressing remorse. “I am deeply ashamed of myself for my behavior & so sorry for the pain I’ve caused my family, my friends, all the good people who needlessly suffered because of my story & those who worked so hard to try to help me,” Papini said in her statement. “I will work the rest of my life to make amends for what I have done.” Her defense attorney William Portanova said his client would plead guilty to charges of lying to a federal officer & mail fraud. The plea agreement calls for Papini to pay restitution topping $300K. That includes $30,694 to the California Victims Compensation Board, which reimbursed her for things including visits to her therapist for "treatment for anxiety & PTSD" & for the ambulance ride to the hospital after she surfaced near Sacramento. She also will pay the Shasta County Sheriff's Office nearly $149K & the FBI more than $2,500 for their expenses during the investigation. She also owes the Social Security Administration at least $127,568. Prosecutors agreed as part of the plea bargain to recommend a sentence on the low end of the sentencing range, estimated for Papini to be between eight & 14 months in custody. She is scheduled to be arraigned on those charges Wednesday, 4/13/22 & will likely enter the guilty pleas.