<div><p>The parents behind the "balloon boy" hoax pleaded guilty to criminal charges arising from the case Friday and will be sentenced next month, a Colorado judge ruled.</p><p>Richard and Mayumi Heene, who allegedly fabricated the stunt in a bid to land their own reality television show, spoke quietly ...

<div><p>The Colorado parents accused of the "balloon boy" hoax are to plead guilty, a local newspaper citing a statement from their lawyer said Thursday.</p><p>The Fort Collins Coloradoan reported on its website that Richard and Mayumi Heene would enter guilty pleas on Friday in order to prevent the ...

<div><p>The mother of the Colorado boy once feared missing aboard a runaway helium balloon has admitted to investigators that the saga that gripped much of the United States was a hoax, court records showed.</p><p>Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden already said last week that eccentric amateur scientist Richard ...