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Richard and Mayumi Heene leave a Larimer County, Colo., courtroom after their sentencing hearing in 2009. Richard Heene was sentenced to 90 days in jail, 100 hours of community service and four years probation for his part in the "Balloon Boy" hoax. Mayumi Heene was sentenced to 20 days in jail and four years probation.

The incident captured the attention of many as authorities sought to save the boy, thought to be stuck in an airborne weather balloon. Later, authorities called the situation a hoax.

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