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More on this story here w/pictures:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2473859/US-teen-sent-live-Siberia-mother-begs-come-home.html

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'The one big mistake I made, I did take money. It was not preplanned. I entered into the room and just saw it. I don't know why, I just took the money.

'And then my mother asked me, where I got this money from and I panicked and I told her that I sold drugs. It was biggest mistake of my life.

'I never did drugs, I never sold drugs. I told her later, that it was not true, that I stole the money. She told me - do you understand, you said that you sold drugs and it is too late now.

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Tough love from a mother.

If this girl were to return, I imagine she would quickly fall back into her former self.