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Hathaway's Ex Considers Copping Plea

High-living Follieri weighs deal with feds on fraud charges

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(Newser) – Italian entrepreneur Raffaello Follieri may plead guilty as soon as today to fraud and money-laundering, the Wall Street Journal reports. Anne Hathaway's ex could still opt for a trial. He faces federal charges that carry a sentence of up to 5 years, even with the plea deal, but the government's case is hardly airtight: the main victim of his scam, celebrity billionaire Ron Burkle, has already settled his civil suit against Follieri.

Follieri met Burkle through ties to Bill Clinton and used his apparent links with the Vatican to arrange a deal that fell apart amid accusations that the 30-year-old man-about-town was funding his jet-setting with money Burkle’s company had invested.

Actress Anne Hathaway arrives with her then-boyfriend Raffaello Follieri for the 80th Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008.
Actress Anne Hathaway arrives with her then-boyfriend Raffaello Follieri for the 80th Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008.   (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
Actress Anne Hathaway, right, and Raffaello Follieri attend the Miss Sixty 2008 Fall Collection during Fashion Week, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, in New York.
Actress Anne Hathaway, right, and Raffaello Follieri attend the Miss Sixty 2008 Fall Collection during Fashion Week, Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, in New York.   (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)
Actress Anne Hathaway and her then-boyfriend Raffaello Follieri at a grand-gala ball for Italian fashion designer Valentino's 45th anniversary, in Rome, Saturday, July 7, 2007.
Actress Anne Hathaway and her then-boyfriend Raffaello Follieri at a grand-gala ball for Italian fashion designer Valentino's 45th anniversary, in Rome, Saturday, July 7, 2007.   (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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