Feds Seek 3-Year Prison Term Mom in MySpace Hoax (Video)

Federal prosecutors said on Wednesday that a Missouri mother should serve three years in prison for her role in a MySpace hoax carried out on a 13-year-old neighbor who committed suicide.

As we reported last year, Lori Drew is accused of pretending to be a teenage boy on MySpace in order to humiliate 13-year-old Megan Meier, who subsequently committed suicide.

Lori Drew was convicted last November...

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