The Colorado father of a 6-year-old dubbed "balloon boy" pleaded guilty Friday to attempting to influence a public servant, a felony, in what authorities say was an elaborate hoax for publicity. His wife also entered a guilty plea.
Richard and Mayumi Heene are accused of concocting a spectacular ruse by reporting their son was aboard a runaway balloon.
Mayumi was pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of false reporting.
They will avoid more spectacle — and a trial — Friday by entering the pleas to charges that could bring some jail time and probation. Sentencing was set for a later date.
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