they wouldn't be in so much trouble:

The library books on multiple births crowded the couple's coffee table. The bedroom-turned-nursery awaited the arrival of six newborns.

But in the end, authorities say Sarah and Kris Everson never had the sextuplets as claimed. All they had was what appears to be a big lie.

Pat gets a no-prize that comes in six different boxes for bringing us this tail of greed and stupidity.