On August 28, 2026, Laura Owens (the daughter of Bay Area radio veteran Ronn Owens) pleaded guilty to four felony counts following a high-profile pregnancy fraud scheme targeting The Bachelor star Clayton Echard and another Arizona man, Greg Gillespie. As part of her plea agreement, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office dismissed 10 other felony charges. The four counts she pleaded guilty to are: Count 1: Fraudulent Schemes and Artifices (Regarding Clayton Echard); Count 6: Perjury; Count 9: Fraudulent Schemes and Artifices (Regarding Greg Gillespie); and Count 10: Taking the Identity of Another. The charges stem from a multi-year fake pregnancy and paternity fraud scheme. Following a single intimate encounter, Echard stated he did not want a relationship. Shortly after, Owens claimed she was pregnant with his twins. The criminal case against Laura Owens stems from a multi-year fake pregnancy and paternity fraud scheme targeting former The Bachelor star Clayton Echard and multiple other men. On August 28, 2026, Owens pleaded guilty to four felony counts in Maricopa County, Arizona, admitting that her elaborate claims of being pregnant with twins were entirely fabricated. The Initial Encounter was in June 2023: Owens, a podcaster and equestrian daughter of San Francisco radio personality Ronn Owens, contacted Echard on LinkedIn under the guise of real estate business. Following a single intimate encounter, Echard stated he did not want a relationship. Shortly after, Owens claimed she was pregnant with his twins. Owens filed a paternity lawsuit seeking child support. To support her claims, she fabricated ultrasound images, edited videos, and even wore a fake pregnancy belly during a court hearing, falsely claiming to be 24 weeks pregnant. Owens targeted multiple other men with similar false twin pregnancy and paternity claims. In a prior instance involving Greg Gillespie, she filed a civil lawsuit seeking $45,000 after claiming abortion coercion and domestic violence.