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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Graeme Massie

Carlee Russell found guilty of falsely reporting fake kidnapping

Hoover Police Department

Carlee Russell, the 26-year-old Alabama woman who claimed she went missing and later alleged that she had been kidnapped, has been convicted of false reporting.

Russell was found guilty of filing a false police report and falsely reporting the incident by a judge on Wednesday and will have to pay more than $18,000 in fines and restitution, reported WBRC.

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