Despite a tearful apology, a Colorado judge has sentenced the balloon boy parents to spend time behind bars for their publicity hoax. The judge also barred the couple from profiting from the balloon spectacle. (Dec. 23) (The Associated Press)
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Dec. 23 - The Colorado parents who claimed their son had floated off in the sky in a runaway helium balloon were sentenced on Wednesday for staging the hoax.
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The Colorado man who carried out the balloon boy hoax choked back tears as he apologized for the stunt, before a judge read out his punishment for the hoax. Richard Heene has been sentenced to 90 days in jail.
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The Colorado man who carried out the balloon boy hoax choked back tears as he apologized for the stunt, before a judge read out his punishment for the hoax. Richard Heene has been sentenced to 90 days in jail. (The Associated Press)
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The couple responsible for the balloon boy hoax Richard and Mayumi Heene face sentencing in court. Richard Salinger reports on the latest in the case including the possible charges.
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Dec. 23: Richard and Mayumi Heene were sentenced to 90 and 20 days in jail respectively, for fabricating a story that their son was swept away in a homemade balloon. NBC’s Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)
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A sheriff’s official is calling for a judge to impose limits on any book or television deals that might be sought by the parents who fabricated a story that their son floated away in a runaway balloon. (Dec. 22) (The Associated Press)
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