LORETTO, Pa. (AP) — An Italian ex-boyfriend of actress Anne Hathaway is about to be released from a Pennsylvania federal prison following a real-estate scam. Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman Chris Burke says Raffaello Follieri is scheduled to be released Friday from a prison in Loretto, 80 miles east of Pittsburgh. Follieri pleaded guilty to cheating investors by falsely claiming he had Vatican connections that enabled him to buy church property at a discount. He was sentenced in 2008 to 4 1/2 years in prison. Follieri agrees he owes more than $3.6 million to those he ripped off. The proceeds supported a playboy lifestyle that included a $37,000-a-month New York City apartment and lavish vacations with the star of "The Princess Diaries," who dated him for four years.
Anne Hathaway's ex to be released from Pa. prison
May. 23 5:37 PM EDT
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FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2007 file photo, Raffaello Follieri, then boyfriend of Anne Hathaway, attends a private dinner hosted by Domenico Dolce & Stefano Gabbana in New York. Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman Chris Burke says Follieri is scheduled to be released Friday, May 25, 2012 from a prison in Loretto, 80 miles east of Pittsburgh. Follieri pleaded guilty to cheating investors by falsely claiming he had Vatican connections that enabled him to buy church property at a discount. He was sentenced in 2008 to 4 1/2 years in prison. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
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