Richard Heene, who pulled a hoax in 2009 by saying his 6-year-old son was in peril as a stowaway in a balloon over Colorado, is now auctioning the saucer for charity.
The UFO-like balloon that millions of people saw fly through the air on tv is now being auctioned off. WTSP reports.
Richard Heene, the man who pulled a hoax by saying his 6-year-old son was drifting over Colorado in a balloon, must pay $36,000 in restitution, a judge has ordered.
The man who pulled a hoax by saying his 6-year-old son was drifting over Colorado in a balloon is finishing his 90-day sentence with home detention, authorities said.
Richard Heene, convicted in the "balloon boy" hoax has begun serving his 30-day jail sentence in Fort Collins, Colorado.
A man who pleaded guilty to perpetrating a hoax by saying his 6-year-old son was drifting over Colorado in a balloon began his jail sentence Monday.
Richard Heene tells CNN's Larry King that he truly thought his son Falcon was trapped in a runaway balloon.
A man who pleaded guilty to perpetrating a hoax by falsely reporting that his son was drifting over eastern Colorado in a balloon maintains the incident was not part of a plan for fame in an interview with CNN's "Larry King Live."
The couple behind the hoax get a total of 110 days behind bars and 8 years' probation
Richard and Mayumi Heene are sentenced for their part in staging a hoax that claimed a 6-year-old was aloft in a balloon.
A contrite Richard Heene, whose plan for fame went awry after he and his wife falsely reported that their son was drifting over eastern Colorado in a balloon, apologized Wednesday to a judge.
Bay News 9's Melissa Eichman interviews Richard Heene's mother, Rae Sprow.
The Colorado couple who said their 6-year-old son was aboard an escaped balloon pleaded guilty Friday to charges related to the well-publicized "balloon boy" case.
"This whole deal is designed to keep the family together," says Richard Heene's lawyer
Authorities in Colorado have filed charges against the parents in last month's notorious "balloon boy" case, and the pair's lawyers say the two are expected to plead guilty on Friday.
Lawyer says Richard Heene will plead guilty to prevent Japanese wife's deportation
Mayumi Heene says the infamous flight was "intentional," but Richard Heene's criminal fate is still up in the air
The wife of a Colorado father at the center of the "balloon boy" saga told authorities that the giant helium balloon was specifically created for a hoax to draw media attention, according to court documents released Friday.
Attorney for Richard and Mayumi Heene David Lane discusses the possible criminal charges against the family for the balloon hoax.
The lawyer of a Colorado father accused of carrying out a bizarre hoax involving his son and a huge balloon said Monday that official charges in the case could be filed next week.
It's just one thing after another for Richard and Mayumi Heene. They've caused such an uproar after last week's alleged balloon boy hoax that Lifetime won't air a re-run of their "Wife Swap" episode.
The wife of a Colorado father at the center of the "balloon boy" saga told authorities that the giant helium balloon was specifically created for a hoax to draw media attention, according to court documents released Friday.
It's just one thing after another for Richard and Mayumi Heene. They've caused such an uproar after last week's alleged balloon boy hoax that Lifetime won't air a re-run of their "Wife Swap" episode.
CNN's Wolf Blitzer talks with friends of the Heene family about the alleged balloon hoax.
The lawyer of a Colorado father accused of carrying out a bizarre hoax involving his son and a huge balloon said Monday that official charges in the case could be filed next week.
Richard and Mayumi Heene want to avoid being arrested in front of their kids over the alleged hoax
The defense attorney for the Heene family speaks out on the charges filed against the Heenes.
Sheriff Alderden now says either one or both Richard and Mayumi Heene may face misdemeanor charges
CNN's Kyra Phillips reports breaking news of a 6-year-old boy possibly stuck in a runaway aircraft.
The whole world watched Thursday as a lighter-than-air craft set loose by a 6-year-old boy floated above eastern Colorado.
The family behind a dramatic flight of a helium balloon that floated free appeared on a reality show that highlighted concerns about the children's safety.
The Henne family explains why they thought their son might have gone up in the balloon and what they did after it took off.
Six-year-old Falcon Heene was cowering inside the attic above his family's garage.
A six-year-old boy thought to have been aboard a runaway balloon has been found alive hiding in a box.
After scouring northern Colorado by foot and air, frantically chasing a Mylar balloon for miles and repeatedly interviewing his big brother, authorities ended the search for 6-year-old Falcon Heene where it began -- at his house.
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