Carlee Russell may be charged with multiple crimes, including making a false police report and misdemeanor theft, and may be on the hook for the cost of the investigation.
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"If they find out that she lied about this, she should, at a minimum, be charged for all the costs of the investigation for basically manufacturing this entire thing, which is a felony," Gilliam said."It's no different than making up a story that your daughter disappeared or that somebody disappeared and wasting the time and effort and money of law enforcement."
"They could have arrested her Monday based on the information that they had, and they only chose not to," Guster said. "If they find out that she lied about this, she should, at a minimum, be charged for all the costs of the investigation…""That's the big problem that she has, the wave of attention and resources that were utilized for searching for her when she wasn't actually missing," Guster said.
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