Do you think there should be a punishment for the Alabama woman who faked her own abduction?

By now, you may have heard the story of Carlee Russell, who called police and said she saw a toddler walking near the highway, and then disappeared and started a nationwide search for her. Highway cameras showed no toddler on the highway.

She showed up a few days later with a sketchy story. Police were skeptical, as she refused to meet with them to discuss what happpened, and I think she has not yet met with them but is supposed to, today. Police looked at her online search history and they found that prior to the hoax, she searched for “do you have to pay for an amber alert” and other things that showed it was planned.

The District Attorney is considering charges. The police said it was “all hands on deck” as far as the manpower (law enforcement as well as volunteers) set out to find her. They are compiling the total that it cost the law enforcement agencies to search for her.

She issued an apology through her attorney and admitted it was a lie and she was never abducted. She is meeting with police today (Tuesday).

I’m summarizing, so read here for details and accuracy: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/no-kidnapping-carlee-russell-alabama-hoax-rcna96058

In your opinion, should there be criminal charges, should there be resitution?