Parents in balloon-boy hoax get jail terms
Posted: December 24, 2009 at 3:50 a.m.
The parents who pulled the balloon-boy hoax in hopes of landing a reality TV show were sentenced to jail Wednesday — 90 days for him, 20 days for her — and barred from profiting from their newfound celebrity status for the next four years.
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