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    Judge: Hoax mom swindled $1M from boss, relative

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge has found that a Philadelphia-area woman stole more than $1 million before she called in a hoax carjacking and fled to Disney World with her child.

    The fraud total and the use of "sophisticated means" increases Bonnie Sweeten's sentencing range to 8 1/2 to 10 years in prison.

    The sentencing hearing has inched along over several days. It will resume Jan. 26.

    Her father, William Siner of Milton, Del., testified Wednesday that Sweeten made a big mistake and knows it.

    The 40-year-old Feasterville paralegal triggered a nationwide search in 2009 when she told a 911 operator she and her 9-year-old daughter had been kidnapped.

    Authorities say she fled before an arrest for swindling her boss and an elderly relative.

    Sweeten spent a year in prison for the fake 911 call.

     
    • A Yahoo! User  •  4 mths ago
      Maybe she thought there was no extradition from the Magic Kingdom...
    • Vitamin T  •  Oakland, California  •  4 mths ago
      Once she's in her 6x10 jail cell, she'll be singing "it's a small world after all".
    • blursd  •  4 mths ago
      "Fled to Disney World ..." Oh I can see this one

      [Outside the Disney World Main Entrance]

      Woman: Oh thank goodness we made it! We'd like to file for political asylum here at Disney World. You see if we return to the United States we'll face certain persecution and probably death.

      Disney Employee: Ummm ... okay. Park Admission is $90 for adults and $60 for children, but we also have a Three-day Pass.
      • wob 4 mths ago
        lol
      • Donald 4 mths ago
        Hey, park admission is high, but not that high... yet.
      • hookedonharley 4 mths ago
        she should have gone to zombieland
    • You Know It Will Always J ...  •  Frisco, Texas  •  4 mths ago
      Disney World. Seriously? She would've blown through that million in less than a month lol.
      • A Yahoo! User 4 mths ago
        No kidding... lol
      • John D 4 mths ago
        a month? well maybe if she ate outside the park but more like a week if she was eating inside the park
      • Gladys Kravitz 4 mths ago
        All spent on bad food and tacky souvenirs made in China.
    • CSI Mayberry  •  4 mths ago
      have you seen Dizzyworld prices? that 1 million might not last a week there.
      • Fish Ville 4 mths ago
        Lol Dizzyworld
      • dominant 4 mths ago
        Dizzyworld for a Dizbang! Copy that?
      • Gladys Kravitz 4 mths ago
        It's a rip off. Everything at Disney World looks like you could poke a hole in it with your finger. For what it costs to go there, you can take a really nice cruise or go to a decent resort in the tropics.
    • Vitamin T  •  Oakland, California  •  4 mths ago
      This story sounds GOOFY.
    • Paul  •  Los Angeles, California  •  4 mths ago
      A million dollars gets you admission, lunch and maybe a few snacks at Disneyland.
    • Dr.Johnson  •  Las Vegas, Nevada  •  4 mths ago
      Who does she think she is? A Senator!?
    • FlBiker  •  Orlando, Florida  •  4 mths ago
      I knew Disney raised admission prices but that seems like a lot?
    • Wayne  •  Indianapolis, Indiana  •  4 mths ago
      I wonder if the law firm she worked for was Dewey, Cheatum, & Howe.
    • MAMA  •  4 mths ago
      You just stole a million dollars what are you going to do now " I'm going to DisneyLand"
    • old guy  •  Irvine, California  •  4 mths ago
      A million dollars to go to Disney Land? Rediculous that only covers admission cost.
    • james d  •  4 mths ago
      How in the hell can the love of money trump the love of freedom? The stupid things stupid people do with their lives is beyond me.
    • Preacha  •  4 mths ago
      I feel sorry for her child that has such a careless, reckless mother.
    • JOANNE  •  Indianapolis, Indiana  •  4 mths ago
      what part of any of this seemed like a good idea ?
    • Socialist Atheist on Food ...  •  4 mths ago
      "Mickey!Mickey" You gotta hide me!"
    • Karen W  •  4 mths ago
      No way am I going to read all 400+ comments before saying this - I guess she thought Disney World was a neutral country with no extradiction?
    • CommonCitizenLikeYou  •  4 mths ago
      And this is different from any of the bank execs how?? Thumbs up if you think those guys should be right beside this woman in jail!
    • Greg  •  Reno, Nevada  •  4 mths ago
      I can't blame this woman, do you know what it costs to get into Disney World now days!!!
    • MrNetvestor  •  4 mths ago
      Iffin I had me a millian dollers, I'd leave this here trailer purk and I get me two tickets to somplace downright exotic-like,,,,,,like that there Disney world.....ain't no better place I'd be wantin to go.
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