This is an update to a story we’ve been following.

Mental Recession reports:

Students Who Made Up Albany Hate Crime Sentenced to 3-Years Probation

Asha Burwell and Ariel Agudio, two of the three women who fabricated a crime in which they were allegedly beaten by ’20 white people’ because of the color of their skin, were sentenced to 200 hours of community service, 3 years probation, and a $1,000 fine for falsely reporting an incident.

The sentence was handed down earlier today by acting Albany County Judge Roger McDonough.

The two women had been facing up to two years in prison after being convicted on several misdemeanor charges.

Via WGY: