Anne Hathaways Ex Raffaello Follieri Sentenced To Over 4 Years In Prison

Anne Hathaway’s ex boyfriend Raffaello Follieri, 30, who plead guilty in September to 14 counts of wire fraud, money laundering and conspiracy, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court Thursday to 4½ years in prison.

At the request of his attorney, Flora Edwards, the Italian-born Follieri, 30, is likely to be imprisoned either at Fort Dix, N.J., or in Otisville, N.Y. The bureau of prisons will decide the level of security under which he’ll be placed.

Through an interpreter, Follieri delivered a statement, in which he said:

“The most important thing I want the court to know is I was not raised with bad values. … I started off with good intentions, determined to run an honorable business and make everyone proud of me.”

“What I did was wrong and there is no point in making excuses. … I will never be able to wash away the shame. … I just hope that someday those who have been hurt by my actions will forgive me.”

He started with good intentions, said his attorney, but then he “sunk and sunk into a quagmire of his own making.”

Follieri, who conceivably could have faced up to 265 years in prison, had agreed not to appeal a sentence less than 63 months in prison.His next hearing is scheduled for Dec. 12.

While there is to be no fine, Follieri was slapped with a $1,400 special assessment to be paid to the United States. In addition, he will also receive three years of supervised release.

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