Six years ago, Papini claimed she was kidnapped by two women at gunpoint while jogging in Redding. The Justice Dept. now says she lied, injured herself as a cover up, and was with her ex in SoCal the whole time.
REDDING, Calif. -- A Redding woman at the center of a high-profile missing person case six years ago is now being accused of making the whole thing up.
Thursday, the Justice Department announced the arrest of 39-year-old Sherri Papini on charges of making false statements to a federal law enforcement officer and engaging in mail fraud.She was found 22 days later along I-5 in Yolo County.She told police that two women kidnapped her at gunpoint. Authorities say they've now determined that Papini made it up, injured herself as a cover story -- and was actually staying with an ex-boyfriend in Southern California while she was missing.
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