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Prosecutors have discussed potential charges against Carlee Russell over ‘hoax’ kidnapping

Friday, July 28 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Jefferson County District Attorney's Bessemer Division office has talked with police about potentially pressing charges against Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who told police she was kidnapped after she went missing for two days, prosecutors confirmed to ABC News.Chief Assistant... Read More.

Carlee Russell’s disappearance was ‘hoax’; charges possible, police say

Monday, July 24 by ABC News

(HOOVER, Ala.) -- Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who returned home on July 15 after she was reportedly missing for two days, was never missing, Hoover Police Department Chief Nicholas Derzis told reporters at a news conference Monday.Derzis read a statement he said was... Read More.

California man arrested in crime spree involving armed carjacking, robbery, hoax 911 call

Thursday, May 11 by ABC News

(FRESNO, Calif.) -- A former Army chaplain was arrested in connection with a California crime spree that involved an armed carjacking, hoax 911 call and bank robbery, authorities said.The string of incidents occurred Tuesday afternoon in Fresno and Madera counties, authorities said.Deputies responded to a... Read More.

Mom warns of hoax using AI to clone daughter’s voice

Thursday, April 13 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- An Arizona mother is warning other parents after she almost became the target of a kidnapping hoax that sounded all too real.Jennifer DeStefano said her experience began when she received a phone call from a number she didn't recognize. She wouldn't... Read More.

Harvard students face dorm raid by armed officers after hoax threat

Wednesday, April 5 by ABC News

(CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) -- Four Harvard University students were awakened by armed officers in their dorm rooms after a fake 911 call about a person with a “gun threatening violence” sent officers searching for the risk, according to students and public police logs.“Things like that typically... Read More.

Jussie Smollett saga to be explored in ‘Anatomy of a Hoax’ docuseries

Friday, March 3 by ABC News

A new docuseries coming to Fox Nation will explore Jussie Smollett's alleged hate crime hoax, Deadline reports. Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax “will chronicle the behind the scenes maneuvering and drama that turned the star into a pariah and sent shockwaves through Chicago and beyond,... Read More.

Police respond to hoax shooting reports at multiple Florida schools

Tuesday, October 11 by ABC News

(BOCA RATON, Fla.) -- Police departments in Florida responded to "swatting" calls at multiple high schools on Tuesday.Swatting is a hoax where someone calls emergency services and reports a nonexistent crime to get law enforcement officials -- generally a SWAT team -- to show... Read More.

Alex Jones takes stand in 2nd defamation trial over Sandy Hook hoax claims

Thursday, September 22 by ABC News

(WATERBURY, CT) -- Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is testifying in a Connecticut courtroom Thursday in a second defamation trial to determine what the InfoWars host should pay to Sandy Hook families.The tempestuous testimony was so frequently interrupted by objections and sidebar conferences at the... Read More.

California woman sentenced to 18 months in prison in hoax kidnapping case

Monday, September 19 by ABC News

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- A Northern California woman who pleaded guilty to orchestrating an elaborate hoax about being kidnapped and even seared with a branding iron by her abductors was ordered to serve 18 months in prison Monday, more than double the amount of time... Read More.

California woman faces sentencing in hoax kidnapping case

Monday, September 19 by ABC News

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- A Northern California woman who pleaded guilty to orchestrating an elaborate hoax about being kidnapped and even seared with a branding iron by her abductors is scheduled to be sentenced Monday.Sherri Papini, 40, is facing a sentence of eight months when... Read More.

Package explosion at Northeastern University may have been a hoax, sources say

Wednesday, September 14 by ABC News

(BOSTON) -- Boston police and federal authorities are questioning whether an explosion ever took place on the Northeastern University campus Tuesday evening, law enforcement sources told ABC News.Police and school officials said Tuesday that a package had detonated at the university, resulting in a... Read More.

Alex Jones faces second trial over Sandy Hook hoax claims

Tuesday, September 13 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A second trial to determine what conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay to Sandy Hook families began Tuesday in Connecticut with an attorney for the families calling what Jones said about the deadliest elementary school shooting in the nation’s history "beyond... Read More.