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AND RINI’S OWN BROTHER SAY THEY AREN’T SURPRISED BY WHAT RINI IS ACCUSED OF DOING. THEY CALLED HIM A KNOWN SCHEMER. BRIAN RINI NO STRANGER TO A JAIL CELL. >> HE DOESN’T CARE. BRIAN RINI HE’S THAT TYPE OF DIRT BAG THAT’S JUST GONNA GO OUT AND JUST DO WHATEVER HE FEELS HE CAN DO AND GET AWAY WITH. >> THE 23-YEAR-OLD JUST SERVED AN 18 MONTH SENTENCE IN NORTHERN OHIO FOR THROWING A PARTY. BRUNSWICK HILLS POLICE SAY RINI ASKED A REALTOR TO SHOW HIM A 400,000 DOLLAR HOUSE. WHILE THERE, HE GOT THE GARAGE CODE, CAME BACK A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER AND THREW A PARTY. >> HAD A HECK OF A PARTY THERE. HE INVITED EVERYONE ON FACEBOOK. HE HAD ALL HIS FRIENDS COME IN, AND THEY TRASHED THE HOUSE. >> CAUSING MORE THAN A THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE. RINI HAS ALSO BEEN CONVICTED OF PASSING BAD CHECKS DISORDERLY , CONDUCT, CRIMINAL TRESSPASSING, THEFT, AND MAKING FALSE ALARMS. FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS SAY RINI CLAIMED HE WAS A VICTIM OF SEX TRAFFICKING ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASSIONS AND AGAIN THIS WEEK WHEN HE LIED AND SAID HE WAS TIMMOTHY PITZON. >> FOR HIM TO MAKE UP THIS STORY, I WOULDN’T PUT IT PAST HIM. DURING OUR INVESTIGATION, WE HAD ALL DIFFERENT KIND OF LIES THAT HE WAS COMING UP WITH, IMPERSONATING PEOPLE. >> EVEN RINI’S BROTHER, NOT SHOCKED BY THIS WEEKS TURN OF EVENTS. >> I’M NOT SURPRISED. I MEAN, HE IS NUTS. >> JONATHON RINI SAYS HIS BROTHER HAS BEEN PULLING STUNTS SINCE HE WAS A KID. >> HE WAS IN JUVY A LOT WHEN WE WERE KIDS AND THEN HE STARTED GOING TO ACTUAL JAIL AND HE RECENTLY JUST GOT OUT OF PRISON. >> AND IS LOOKING AT ANOTHER 8 YEARS, IF CONVICTED OF LYING TO FEDERAL AGENTS. >> BRIAN RINI’S BROTHER SAYS HE HASN’T TALKED TO HIS BROTHER IN FOUR YEARS AND SAYS RINI IS BI-POLAR, HAS ADHD AND ASPERGERS. JONATHAN SAYS HIS BROTHER WAS RECIEVING TREATMENT BUT STOPPED AND STARTED GETTING IN MORE TROUBLE. LIVE IN

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A young man's claim to be an Illinois boy who disappeared under tragic circumstances eight years ago was disproved by DNA tests and pronounced a hoax Thursday, dashing hopes that the baffling case had finally been solved.Federal investigators have confirmed that a man found in Northern Kentucky is not who he claims to be. The young man was found Wednesday afternoon on the west side of Newport, Kentucky.He claimed to be Timmothy Pitzen, an Illinois boy who has been missing since 2011.But he lied to investigators, officials with the FBI said Thursday. He is actually ex-convict Brian Michael Rini, 23, from Medina, Ohio, according to Newport police.Rini was released from the Belmont Correctional Institute just a month prior, serving time for burglary and vandalism.He has been in and out of jail in years prior on a wide range of charges, ranging from passing bad checks and making false alarms to theft and falsification.Police in the Medina area said Rini is a "known schemer" and has been on law enforcement's radar for years. But his motivation in his latest hoax remains unclear. Police in Brunswick Hills Township say in 2017, Rini convinced a realtor to show him a $400,000 home, then managed to let himself back in that night – throwing a large party and trashing the place. "Had a heck of a party there. He invited everyone on Facebook. He had all his friends come in, and they trashed the house," Chief Tim Sopkovich said. He was charged in that crime and served prison time for burglary and vandalism. He was released one month ago."For him to make up this story, I wouldn't put it past him. During our investigation, we had all different kind of lies that he was coming up with, impersonating people," Sopkovich said.Rini has been charged with making false statements to federal agents, a charge punishable of up to eight years. He is currently being held in custody of a U.S. Marshall.The man's estranged brother, Jonathon Rini, said he's not surprised by his brother's behavior."I haven't talked to him in four years," Jonathon Rini said, adding that neither he nor his mother has had contact with Brian Rini. "I'm not surprised. I mean, he's nuts," he said.Jonathon Rini said his brother has been in and out of jail from an early age, adding that Brian Rini has several mental health problems."He has Asperger's, bipolar disorder, ADHD, the list goes on. He was receiving treatment but then he stopped and started getting in more trouble," he said. "He's been doing stupid stuff, not this serious, but he's been doing stupid stuff for as long as I can remember,"The news comes hours after an anticipated DNA test, which had communities in three states -- Ohio, Kentucky and Illinois -- searching for answers.It's disappointing news for investigators in Aurora, Illinois, who continue to search for answers in a case that has deeply impacted the community."Although we are disappointed that this turned out to be a hoax, we remain diligent in our search for Timmothy, as our missing persons case remains unsolved," officials with the Aurora Police Department said.Pitzen's story was thrust into the spotlight Wednesday.A man found wandering in Newport told investigators that he had just escaped two captors in the area who had been holding him hostage for seven years.He claimed to be Pitzen. Those claims were not factual.Born in Aurora, Pitzen was 6 years old when he disappeared in 2011 during a 600-mile road trip with his mother that would lead him from Aurora through the Wisconsin Dells.After the 600-mile trip, the boy's mother -- Amy Fry Pitzen -- was found dead of an apparent suicide in a Rockford, Illinois, motel room.A note left behind by Amy Fry Pitzen in the motel said her 6-year-old son was safe in someone's care, but she did not indicate who that person was.Family members said the news Wednesday sparked hope in a case that had not received national attention in years."Cautiously hopeful, very cautiously hopeful. If it turns out to be him, we'll be thrilled," Alana Anderson, the boy's grandmother, said.