Anne Hathaway’s Italian ex-boyfriend released from US prison after real-estate scam

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Posted May 25, 2012 5:15 pm.

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LORETTO, Pa. – An Italian ex-boyfriend of actress Anne Hathaway has been released from a federal prison following a real-estate scam.

Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman Chris Burke says Raffaello Follieri was released Friday morning from a prison in Loretto, 80 miles (129 kilometres) east of Pittsburgh. He says non-U.S. residents are usually transferred to immigration authorities.

Follieri pleaded guilty to cheating investors by falsely claiming he had Vatican connections that enabled him to buy church property at a discount. He was sentenced in 2008 to 4 1/2 years in prison.

Follieri agrees he owes more than $3.6 million to those he ripped off. The proceeds supported a playboy lifestyle that included a $37,000-a-month New York City apartment and lavish vacations with the star of “The Princess Diaries.”

They dated for four years.

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