[KiwiCoromandel]

US authorities will file criminal charges in the case of a six-year-old boy who vanished into the rafters of his garage while the world thought he was aboard a runaway flying saucer-like helium balloon.

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source: AP





images: Fair Use/Supplied/Screengrab: BALLOON BOY comes down to earth

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[KiwiCoromandel]

Exclusive: I Helped Richard Heene Plan a Balloon Hoax....and....Just the Bullet Points: How a Former Assistant Ratted Out Balloon Boy's Dad....

http://gawker.com/5383858/exclusive-i-help...ne=true&s=x

http://gawker.com/5384046/just-the-bullet-...ne=true&s=x

[DudeAsInCool]

KiwiCoromandel, on Oct 17 2009, 09:15 PM, said:

Exclusive: I Helped Richard Heene Plan a Balloon Hoax....and....Just the Bullet Points: How a Former Assistant Ratted Out Balloon Boy's Dad....

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GiltProto
10/17/09
The moral of the story? Pay your employees and have them sign a non-disclosure agreement.

[Malicious Intent]

This is why I like American news. It may not be entirely factual with rumours that some media outlets were in on the hoax, but the entertainment value is second to none. The over-hysterics of the whole event, the 911 call being made publicly available and the sheriff calling the suspect "nutty".

Brilliant.