Crime & Justice

Carlee Russell Fined $17,000 for Faking Her Own Kidnapping

NOT-SO-GONE GIRL

“It would be a waste of government resources to put you in jail,” the presiding judge told her.

Amanda Yen
Amanda Yen 

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Carlee Russell
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/Hoover Police Department
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