Prosecutors Seek Prison for Mom in MySpace Hoax

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- It's sentencing day in a Los Angeles federal courtroom for the Missouri mother accused in a November trial of scheming over the Internet to humiliate a neighbor child who later committed suicide.

The government wants Lori Drew sent to prison for three years for violating the terms of service of the MySpace social networking site.

They are also seeking to fine her as much as $300,000.

During the high-profile cyber-bullying trial, prosecutors argued Drew had violated MySpace rules by helping set up a phony profile for a boy named "Josh Evans."

Prosecutors believe 13-year-old Megan Meier took her on life, in part, because the fake boy had flirted with her on the Web then dumped her in a message saying the world would be better off without her.

Drew's attorney says prosecutors are the real bullies for going at Drew with a stiff sentence after losing a felony conviction on a conspiracy charge.