Abduction hoax mom accused of law firm thefts

PHILADELPHIA - May 20, 2010

Thirty-nine-year-old Feasterville resident Bonnie Sweeten was charged Thursday with fraud, money laundering, identity theft and other crimes.

Federal prosecutors say she stole more than $700,000 from clients, the law office and co-workers.

A message left Thursday with an attorney for Sweeten hasn't been returned.

Sweeten called 911 last year to falsely say she and her daughter had been kidnapped. But she actually fled to Orlando, Fla., and Disney World.

She was sentenced in August to nine to 23 months in prison after pleading guilty to identity theft and filing a false police report.

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