Richard and Mayumi Heene , parents of “Balloon Boy” Falcon Heene Appeared in a Ft. Collins, Colo., courtroom today, November 13th, and pled guilty to charges related to the hoax involving Falcon’s fake “flight” on the balloon.
“This whole deal is designed to keep the family together,” says Richard’s attorney David Lane. The couple’s kids – Falcon, 6, Bradford, 10, and Ryo, 8 – “seem like happy, well-adjusted kids,” says Lane. “[They have] huddled together as a family. These are well cared for and well-loved kids.”
Although, Mama Heene is a Japanese citizen, she might face deportment. Her sentencing could include up to 60 days in jail and a $750 dollar fine.
Papa Heene could face 90 days in jail and a $500,000 fine. He also may be responsible for restitution, which the AP estimates at $62,000. He also requested that bond be modified so he can seek employment next week in New York and California.
When asked if he could make money from this scam: “Colorado has a statute that prohibits him from profiting from wrongdoing,” says Lane.