Raffaello Follieri, Anne Hathaway's ex-boyfriend who is currently awaiting his sentence after pleading guilty on fraud charges, made a bold move to appeal to the judge. And by bold we mean epically absurd and idiotic. According to the AP he sent a little something to the judge that he thought might help...

Prosecutors said Monday they were surprised the former boyfriend of actress Anne Hathaway sent a judge a photo of himself and the pope while seeking leniency for cheating investors of millions of dollars by claiming he could buy Catholic Church property on the cheap.

They urged the judge Thursday to impose the more than four years in prison that Raffaello Follieri agreed to when he entered a guilty plea last month rather than the three years his defense lawyers requested in a recent submission of their own.

The prosecutors said Follieri included pictures of the pope and other clergymen even though his claims of Vatican ties were the foundation of his fraud.

"This is surprising because Follieri used these same photographs and connections in order to defraud investors and now seeks to use them in an effort to obtain a reduced sentence," they said.

When it comes to possibly spending more time in prison, this is pretty much the stupidest fucking thing I've ever heard. "Hey, I was totally lying about my Vatican connections before, but since I was arrested the Pope and I are total BFFs. On another note, can I interest you in a Rolex? It's not a knock-off, I promise."

Word is, if the first round of photographs don't help his cause, Follieri has a backup plan...

What's that you say? You don't really care at all about this guy and wish they'd just lock him up already? Okay, here's some sexy photos of Anne Hathaway...