California jogger Sherri Papini admits faking her kidnapping in plea deal

Papini will plead guilty to lying to authorities and mail fraud over 2016 incident that led to three-week search

Sherri Papini, the northern California woman charged last month with faking her kidnapping in 2016, accepted a plea bargain with prosecutors on Tuesday and acknowledged she had made up the story that prompted a frantic search and international headlines.

Her defense attorney William Portanova said his client would plead guilty to charges of lying to a federal officer and mail fraud.