Richard Heene
FORT COLLINS, CO - NOVEMBER 13: Richard Heene and his wife, Mayumi Heene's attorney David Lane speaks to the media after they both plead guilty to charges related to the alleged hoax of the couple claiming that their son, Falcon Heene was last month onboard a helium balloon, at the Larimer County Courthouse on November 13, 2009 in Fort Collins, Colorado. Richard Heene plead guilty to a felony charge of attempting to influence a public servant, while his wife, Mayumi plead guilty to a charge of making a false report to authorities.
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Lawyer: Colo. balloon boy parents to plead guilty
...Thursday that Mayumi Heene will plead guilty to false reporting to authorities, a misdemeanor.He said her husband, Richard Heene , will plead guilty to attempting to influence a public servant, a felony.Lane says prosecutors have agreed to allow both to serve... |more
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...Heene is not exactly the first name that comes to mind when thinking of model dads, but the father of Balloon Boy was exactly who Chris Elliott looked to when he joined How I Met Your Mother as Lily's estranged father. "When I was shooting it, the whole Bubble... |more
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Blurring the line between fiction and reality
...that major news organizations are not exempt from falling victim to the proverbial fast one. While TV News followed Richard Heene’s homemade balloon across the mountains, TMZ.com was already reporting that the family had appeared on ABC’s Wife Swap, prompting... |more
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Doomsday movie offers escape from tough times
...upside down – literally. But some folks, unfortunately, are taking this 2012 doomsday stuff a tad too seriously. Take Richard Heene – aka, father of the “balloon boy.” It’s been reported that he and his wife hatched the hoax involving their son and a homemade... |more
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Statue of Liberty -- A Balloon's Eye View
...WHAT HE WANTED! Goal reached, way to go TMZ, you gave him the fame he so badly wanted, WAY TO GO AND GOOD WORK! 15. Richard Heene should teach this hoax at a university. how do you get away with a felony, and travel the states with your wife and kid's while... |more
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Are Balloon Boy's Parents' Pleas to Prevent Deportation Really Necessary?
...collapses with no sign of the boy anywhere nearby. Mayumi Heene, Balloon Boy Mom admits that this was all a hoax. Mayumi and Richard Heene instructed their children to lie to police and media. Balloon Boy Mom say it was a hoax to get publicity for reality... |more
