Where is Amanda Riley’s husband Cory Riley now? Update in the middle of ‘Scamanda’

After Amanda Riley’s viral cancer phaseing plan, her husband, Cory Riley, has withdrawn from the public eye. With Amanda’s story told in Scamanda Documents, many wonder what happened to Cory and where he is today.

Amanda was charged with wire fraud in July 2020 after collecting more than $ 100,000 in online donations from people who thought she had cancer. She was sentenced to five years in prison in 2022. The mother of two had developed an online afterwards after posting her cancer journey, which turned out to be completely composed, on a blog.

Scroll down for everything we know about Cory’s whereabouts today and whether he was involved in Amanda’s scheme.

Where is Amanda Riley’s husband Cory now?

Cory lived in Texas from 2024, which was when he requested divorce from Amanda, according to court documents seen by Today.com. While he is no longer living a public life, he is expected to be a resident of Austin with the sons, Carter and Connor, he and Amanda Share.

Amanda and Cory had moved to Texas together before she pleaded guilty to October 2021. They moved from California after she lost her job as principal at Pacific Point Christian School.

How did Amanda Riley meet her husband Cory?

Amanda met Cory while still married to his first wife, Aletta Bernal, with whom he shares a daughter, Jessa. Bernal also had a daughter, Jaymie, from a previous relationship. Jaymie had been diagnosed with leukemia and was unable to leave the house often, so the family hired Amanda to come over and give her dance and cheerleading lessons.

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When Cory and Bernal split, he began a romantic relationship with Amanda despite a 12-year-old age difference. The two wounded to marry and have two own children.

Did Cory Riley know about Amanda’s false cancer fraud?

Cory has never publicly talked about what he knew and didn’t know. However, his daughter Jessa talked about Scamanda Podcast in 2023 and suggested she felt he knew what was going on.

“He was a lot – I want to say ‘not himself’, but I think I don’t really know who he is as a person,” she admitted. “He just looked numb all the time. … He always took us everywhere, he always went to the gym. With my dad he would always just be like, ‘Oh, you know Mandy is sick and we can’t do this.’ “

She also remembered many trips to the hospital with Cory and Amanda, but said she felt it was “almost kind of to prove that there was something wrong with (Amanda).”

Detective Jose Martinez, who monitored the case, also said, “I felt (Cory) knew what was going on.” However, he explained that there was not enough evidence to prove without a shadow of doubt that Cory was involved.

Scamanda, Thursdays, 9/8c, ABC