Verkkosherri papini, the california woman who pleaded guilty to faking her own kidnapping and lying about it to the fbi, was sentenced monday to 18 months in prison. Verkkoa california woman who faked her own kidnapping in 2016 and fabricated an elaborate tale to tell the authorities, prompting an extensive and costly. Verkkosherri papini, the california mother who faked her own kidnapping in 2016 in a hoax that was exposed with the help of advances in dna technology, was. Verkkosherri papini should serve 8 months for faking her kidnapping, prosecutors say. But nearly six years after she disappeared, federal.
