Anne Hathaway's ex-boyfriend freed from Pa. prison
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FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2008, file photo, actress Anne Hathaway, right, sits with her boyfriend, Raffaello Follieri, at the Miss Sixty fashion show during fashion week in New York. Follieri was released Friday morning from a prison in Loretto, 80 miles east of Pittsburgh. Follieri pleaded guilty to cheating investors by falsely claiming he had Vatican connections that enabled him to buy church property at a discount. He was sentenced in 2008 to 4 1/2 years in prison. Follieri agrees he owes more than $3.6 million to those he ripped off. The proceeds supported a playboy lifestyle that included a $37,000-a-month New York City apartment and lavish vacations with Hathaway, the star of "The Princess Diaries." (AP Photo/Brian McDermott)
FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2008, file photo, actress Anne Hathaway, right, sits with her boyfriend, Raffaello Follieri, at the Miss Sixty fashion show during fashion week in New York. Follieri was released Friday morning from a prison in Loretto, 80 miles east of Pittsburgh. Follieri pleaded guilty to cheating investors by falsely claiming he had Vatican connections that enabled him to buy church property at a discount. He was sentenced in 2008 to 4 1/2 years in prison. Follieri agrees he owes more than $3.6 million to those he ripped off. The proceeds supported a playboy lifestyle that included a $37,000-a-month New York City apartment and lavish vacations with Hathaway, the star of "The Princess Diaries." (AP Photo/Brian McDermott)
LORETTO, Pa. (AP) — An Italian ex-boyfriend of actress Anne Hathaway has been released from a Pennsylvania federal prison following a real-estate scam.
Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman Chris Burke says Raffaello Follieri was released Friday morning from a prison in Loretto, 80 miles east of Pittsburgh. He says non-residents are usually transferred to immigration authorities.
Follieri pleaded guilty to cheating investors by falsely claiming he had Vatican connections that enabled him to buy church property at a discount. He was sentenced in 2008 to 4 1/2 years in prison.
Follieri agrees he owes more than $3.6 million to those he ripped off. The proceeds supported a playboy lifestyle that included a $37,000-a-month New York City apartment and lavish vacations with the star of "The Princess Diaries."
