A federal appeals court on Thursday affirmed the convictions and prison sentence of a Dripping Springs woman who embellished her Army veteran husband’s wartime injuries to carry out a years-long fraud scheme.

A Dripping Springs woman who embellished her Army veteran husband’s wartime injuries to carry out a lengthy fraud scheme must report to federal prison by Wednesday, after a judge denied her motion to extend her surrender date.

A Dripping Springs woman who embellished her Army veteran husband’s wartime injuries to carry out a lengthy fraud scheme was sentenced to nearly four years in prison by a federal judge in San Antonio Thursday.