On the finish of the Scamanda finale, Charlie Webster spoke to Amanda Riley, who’s within the midst of a five-year jail sentence, and gave viewers an replace concerning the scammer’s present standing. Webster was the host of the Scamanda podcast in 2023 and appeared within the ABC docuseries as a speaking head.
“We talked loads about her and [her husband] Cory [Riley],” Webster revealed. “She stated lots of the cash she raised by way of saying she had most cancers really was spent on Cory’s divorce to Aletta [Bernal] and baby custody and baby assist for [their daughter] Jessa.”
Cory was married to Bernal earlier than he met Amanda. Following their divorce, he married Amanda and fought Aletta for custody of Jessa. He and Amanda ended up being awarded full custody of Jessa — though now she is just not in touch with them — after which went on to welcome two sons of their very own. Cory filed for divorce from Amanda in January 2024 and now lives in Texas with the boys.
“Amanda bought actually upset at one level within the dialog about her youngsters,” Webster continued. “It appeared very real. She was actually crying and really, very upset. Sobbing. She stated she’s sorry and he or she does need to take accountability. She seemed properly. That was one factor that shocked me.”
Nevertheless, Amanda was nonetheless claiming to be affected by “well being issues,” in response to Webster. “I truthfully don’t know what I take into consideration that. I truthfully don’t know whether or not that’s true or not.”
Amanda started her jail sentence in 2022 after pleading responsible to wire fraud in 2021. The fees got here primarily based on the greater than $100,000 she obtained in on-line donations whereas faking a most cancers prognosis. It’s suspected that she obtained 1000’s of extra {dollars} in different types of donations and items as properly. She is about to be launched from jail in December 2025.
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