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What sentence would be a just for a national crime hoax?

By Douglas A. Berman

This CNN piece has the latest details on the "political attack" that has produced a lot of buzz in the last few days: A Republican campaign worker who told police she was assaulted by a man angered by a John McCain sticker on her car admitted she made up the report, the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, assistant police chief said Friday. Police say Ashley Todd, 20, admitted making up the report she was attacked because of a McCain sticker. Ashley Todd, 20, of College Park, Texas, will be charged with filing a false police report, a misdemeanor, and may face more charges, said police spokeswoman Diane Richard at a news conference. "This has wasted so much time.... It's just a lot of wasted man hours," Assistant Police Chief Maurita Bryant said at the same briefing...continue to full post

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