Anne Hathaway's Ex heads to prison

Anne Hathaway's Italian ex-boyfriend Raffaello Follieri was sentenced to four and a half years in prison. In an article in E! News Online Follieri could have faced up 265 years in prison if he was convicted of heavier charges. Follieri 30, pleaded guilty in September to fraudulently obtaining $2.4 million by leading investors to believe he had Vatican connections that enabled him to buy the Roman Catholic Church's unwanted U.S. properties at a discount."I have dishonored my family name and embarrassed the church I love," Follieri, speaking in Italian, said in a statement through an interpreter in the Manhattan courtroom."What I did was wrong and there is no point in making excuses...I will never be able to wash away the shame. I hope that someday those hurt by my actions will forgive me."Follieri will be attending another hearing Dec. 12, when he'll learn where, and under what security conditions, he gets to serve the bulk of that time.Hathaway, in the October issue of W said, ""I broke up with my boyfriend, and two weeks later he was sent to prison for fraud. I mean, we've all been there, right, ladies?"Judge John Koeltl sentenced Follieri to 4 years and 6 months in prison and ordered three years of supervision after his release. He will be deported to Italy once he completes his sentence. Follieri waived his right to appeal any prison sentence shorter than five years and three months.