Woman who faked pregnancies, including with Bachelor star, sentenced to 30 days
Laura Owens, who also received seven years’ probation, fabricated medical records to prolong relationships A woman who admitted to faking pregnancies and fabricating medical records while aiming to prolong relationships with men – including a star of the reality show The Bachelor – has been sentenced to 30 days in jail in Arizona as well as seven years’ probation.
Laura Owens, 36, received her punishment on Friday in Maricopa county superior court nearly two months after pleading guilty to felony counts of fraudulent schemes and artifices, perjury and identity theft in a case that has been the subject of multiple true-crime podcasts.
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