<div id="subtitle">Balloon boy father transferred from Colorado jail to start work-release part of sentence</div><div><p>The man who pleaded guilty in the balloon boy hoax has been released from a Colorado jail to serve the rest of his sentence in a work-release program.</p><p>Larimer County sheriff's office spokeswoman Eloise Campanella says Richard Heene was transferred Sunday and is expected to work during the day, then spend nights at a work-release dormitory. She didn't have information Monday on where he'll work.</p><p>Heene started serving a 90-day sentence Jan. 11 after pleading guilty to falsely influencing the sheriff. His wife, Mayumi, pleaded guilty to filing a false report and must serve 20 days in jail.</p><p>Sheriff's officials say the couple's report Oct. 15 that their young son had floated away in a UFO-shaped helium balloon was a hoax.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=68708146&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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