Anne Hathaway's ex-boyfriend Raffaello Follieri deported from America after prison release



Anne Hathaway's ex-boyfriend has been deported from the United States of America.

Raffaello Follieri was kicked out of the country immediately following his release from federal prison in Loretto, Pensylvania yesterday,



The conman has spent the past four-and-a-half years in prison after pleading guilty to 14 counts of wire fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering in October 2008.



Vati-Con-man: Raffaello Follieri was released from federal prison in Pennsylvania today, and he now faces deportation back to his native Italy

A representative for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement told TMZ: 'ICE carried out the order of an immigration judge, and removed Follieri from the United States May 25, 2012.'

Back in 2008, he admitted to having 'no excuses' for his Vati-Con scheme, pretending to be the Vatican's chief financial officer, and owing more than $3.6 million to investors.

'The most important thing I want the court to know is I was not raised with bad values,' he told Manhattan Federal Judge John Koeltl at his sentencing.

'I started off with good intentions, determined to run an honourable business and make everyone proud of me. What I did was wrong and there is no point in making excuses. I will never be able to wash away the shame. I just hope that someday those who have been hurt by my actions will forgive me.'



Bad romance: Anne Hathaway's shady ex-boyfriend spent the past four-and-a-half years in prison for wire fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering

Follieri used the money to pay off medical bills, his $37,000-a-month rent, and a lavish Dominican Republic New Year's 2006 holiday with the 29-year-old Devil Wears Prada star.



During their four-year courtship, Anne also served as a financial donor and a member of the board of directors for Follieri's foundation before the IRS began investigating the organization for failing to file tax papers required for non-profits.



Worried for her career, the Oscar-nominated actress split with the shady real estate developer in June 2008.



Criminal: Follieri used investors' money to pay medical bills, his $37,000-a-month rent, and a lavish Dominican Republic holiday with Hathaway

The FBI later confiscated Hathaway's private journals as part of their ongoing investigation on Follieri, but she was not charged with any crime.



The Princess Diaries star said the whole ordeal caused her to be 'more wary' of men and, quoting humorist Will Rogers, she told Britain's The Independent: 'The worst thing that happens to you can be the best thing for you, if you don't let it get the best of you.'



When she hosted Saturday Night Live in 2008, Hathaway tried to find humour in her heartbreak, joking, '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?'



Happy ending: Now happily engaged to actor-jewelry designer Adam Shulman, Hathaway and her 31-year-old fiancé plan to wed sometime next year

Now happily engaged to actor Adam Shulman and awaiting the July premiere of her film The Dark Knight Rises, Hathaway and her 31-year-old fiancé plan to wed sometime next year.



'We hit it off immediately, but it took us a pretty long time to get together,' she said in the September issue of U.K.'s Marie Claire.



'He thought that I had a boyfriend and I thought that he had a girlfriend, so I thought that I'd better keep my distance because I didn't want to be that girl.'



New beginning: Anne has said that Adam 'ruined' her plans to stay single, but the excited couple are now planning to have children in 10 years

The Rachel Getting Married star added, 'I'm very much in love with him. Only Adam totally ruined my plan. I was really actually looking forward to a little alone time, and then I fell in love like a fool!'



She told USA Today last year that the couple expects to have children in 10 years.

The soon-to-be Catwoman recently cut all of her hair off for her upcoming role as Fantine in the musical film adaptation of Les Misérables, out December 14.



The Italian businessman's rep told The New York Post that Follieri will be released into the care of his family in Italy and expects to resume his role at the helm of the Follieri Group, and that he's spent the past 48 months focused solely on 'his education, charitable endeavors, and physical transformation.'

Thriving career: Anne's film The Dark Knight Rises comes out in July, and she recently cut her hair to play Fantine in Les Misérables, out December 14