McCain attack hoax suspect sentenced

PITTSBURGH - May 22, 2009 - Twenty-one-year-old Ashley Todd, of College Station, Texas, will enter the probation program for first-time offenders. An Allegheny County judge on Friday also ordered her to perform 50 hours of community service.

Police say Todd falsely claimed a Barack Obama supporter robbed and assaulted her near an automatic teller machine in Pittsburgh last October, scratching a "B" on her cheek in the process.

If she completes the program without incident, her arrest record will be expunged.

She didn't comment as she left the courtroom.

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