Sherri Papini, a California mom of two, disappeared while jogging in 2016. She resurfaced 22 days later on the side of a highway with injuries, claiming to have been kidnapped. She kept up the tale with her husband, Keith Papini, their kids and investigators for years. While she did disappear, the rest of Sherri Papini’s […]
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His ex-wife faked her own disappearance. Why Keith Papini is speaking out now
Keith Papini, the ex-husband of Sherri Papini, is addressing ex-wife’s infamous kidnapping hoax in a new, three-part Hulu documentary, “The Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini.” In 2016, Sherri Papini disappeared from her home in Redding, California. About three weeks later, she was discovered along an interstate with serious injuries, claiming she had […]
How the disgraced pastor faked his miracles
The BBC unmasks, for the first time, how the late Nigerian televangelist TB Joshua faked the miracles that drew millions of people to his church. The preacher, who is accused of widespread abuse and torture spanning almost 20 years, founded his Synagogue Church of All Nations (Scoan) in Lagos more than three decades ago. His […]
An American fugitive who faked his own death and fled to Scotland to escape rape charges has been extradited to the US
South Shore robberies faked to achieve immigration status, feds say. Here’s how
BOSTON − At least eight fake armed robberies, including four on the South Shore, were orchestrated to help the victims improve their immigration status, federal prosecutors said Friday. Rambhai Patel, 36, and Balwinder Singh, 39, both of New York City, are charged with conspiracy to commit visa fraud, Acting U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Joshua Levy […]
US court rejects Alibaba’s effort to quash faked Squishmallows case
A judge in New York has ruled that Alibaba must face a lawsuit by a US toymaker alleging that the Chinese ecommerce giant’s online platforms were used to sell counterfeit Squishmallows. Judge Jesse Furman of the Southern District Court of New York refused Alibaba’s request to dismiss the case filed by Kelly Toys Holdings, which […]
Toyota, the world’s largest automaker by vehicles sold, takes a hit as it recalls over a million cars and a subsidiary reveals faked data stretching back to 1989
Toyota did not have a good Wednesday. The carmaker first halted all worldwide shipments from Daihatsu, one of its subsidiaries, over an investigation related to safety. The company also had to recall 1 million vehicles in the U.S. due to problems with its cars’ airbags. Daihatsu admitted in April that it rigged side-collision safety tests […]