SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Before Sherri Papini was sentenced to 18 months in prison for admitting her 2016 kidnapping was a hoax, the Northern California mother of two delivered an emotional statement to Senior U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb in a federal courtroom in Sacramento. In court, Papini admitted she lied about the abduction and apologized to family and friends who supported her while her disappearance captured the national spotlight. The following is the statement Papini read in court Monday: “Your honor, I stand before you humbled by this court, truly honored and grateful you are al…
