Disney-visiting fraud faces 10 years

Two witnesses - her father and the staff psychologist at the Federal Detention Center where she's being held - described Sweeten as different from the "master conwoman" the government says she is.

William Siner, Sweeten's father, offered a heartfelt plea for leniency for his daughter, whom he described as a wonderful mother. "This has been a nightmare for all of us," he said. "I don't know what made our daughter do what she did. We're sorry."

Meanwhile, Yohn rejected a host of arguments by Sweeten's defense to lower the bar on the advisory sentencing guidelines.

Defense attorney Michael Raffaele argued that Sweeten stole less than $1 million, which would have lowered the guideline, and said the guidelines shouldn't be enhanced because she didn't use "sophisticated means" in her crimes.

Sweeten spent nearly a year in state prison for the fake 9-1-1 call and identity theft.