Raffaello Follieri: Church Property

Anne Hathaway Dept: LORETTO, Pa. - An Italian ex-boyfriend of actress Anne Hathaway has been released from a federal prison following a real-estate scam, according to Winnipeg Free Press. 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 and in this Feb. 24, 2008 file photo, actress Anne Hathaway, right, walks the red carpet with her then-boyfriend Raffaello Follieri, at the Kodak Theater for the 80th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. Follieri was released Friday morning from a prison in Loretto, 80 miles east of Pittsburgh. 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." AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, file 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. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.