Man Who Helped Fake Father's Death Misses Sentencing HearingThe man who helped fake his father’s disappearance in Long Island has now pulled his own disappearing act, prosecutors said.
City School Employee Fired Over Death HoaxUsually it's the students who make excuses to get out of school. Joan Barnett, a parent coordinator at the Manhattan High School of Hospitality Management, concocted a complex hoax to get out of work.