Sheriff: Balloon Boy's family concocted hoax to get a reality show
"It has been a hoax," Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden said of the Balloon Boy stunt. "It was a publicity stunt done with hopes of better maneuvering themselves for a reality TV show." Richard Heene and his wife face felony charges for contributing to the delinquency of a minor, trying to influence a public official and providing false information to authorities, according to the Denver Post. They could face up to six years in prison and a $500,000 fine. PLUS: Parents were obsessed with reality TV, and getting their own show.

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