A suburban mother of three, who claimed she and her daughter had been abducted and stuffed in a car trunk, is in custody in Florida after the pair were found at Walt Disney World. They had flown-in hours after the mother reported their abduction.
Bonnie Sweeten, 38, of Feasterville, PN, will be charged with false reports and identity theft, both misdemeanors, Bucks County District Attorney Michelle Henry said.
Sweeten apparently borrowed a co-worker's driver's license and presented it as her own when she bought an airline ticket and flew to Orlando, Fla., then checked into the hotel with her daughter, Julia Rakoczy. The two were taken into custody Wednesday evening, Henry said.
They had very few bags packed and the hotel was paid through Friday, Henry said. Sweeten had withdrawn about $12,000 from several bank accounts over recent days but authorities were not sure if the money had been stolen.
"We believe that there were some domestic concerns with her husband and some financial concerns as well," Henry said.
The child is now safe with her father, Sweeten's ex-husband, and Sweeten is to be extradited from Florida, Henry said.
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