Balloon boy's parents to pay $36,000 in compo...

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Ballooon boy's parents to pay $36,000 in compo.

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FORT COLLINS, Colorado : The parents who pleaded guilty in the balloon boy hoax have agreed to pay about $36,000 in restitution to authorities who responded to the incident.



Larimer County Chief Judge Stephen Schapanski accepted the agreement that prosecutors reached with Richard and Mayumi Heene, who weren't at the hearing.



The Larimer County sheriff's office and other agencies had sought $48,000 for responding to the October 15 incident. The Heenes reported their 6-year-old son had floated away in a homemade UFO-shaped helium balloon, touching off a scramble of emergency responders.



The boy wasn't on the balloon.



The Heenes' attorneys had argued the couple should pay only a small amount in compensation.



Acknowledgements: Associated Press

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