Florida cops: Wife faked own abduction to scam hubby

PONTE VEDRA, Fla. (AP) ? A 37-year-old housewife and mother of two claims she was abducted from her posh Florida beach community, held against her will by a 25-year-old mechanic.

Authorities in Ponte Vedra say 38-year-old Reid Gray found a note from his wife, Quinn Gray, on Sept. 4. Three men wanted him to deliver a ransom of $50,000 ? and he was not to involve the police.

Investigators say they have an audiotape that proves Quinn Gray was not a victim, but an accomplice. St. John's County Sheriff David Shoar says Gray and her lover, Jasmin Osmanovic, can be heard having sex and plotting their extortion scheme on the tape.

However, Reid Gray is standing by his wife in the bizarre case, paying for her legal defense as she and Osmanovic face extortion charges.