The Libyan government says Eman al-Obeidy was released . Security forces moved to subdue her , and even a member of the hotel 's kitchen staff drew a knife . Woman 's family says they were offered money to convince her to change her story . TL;DR A woman who claimed she had been held captive in Libya for more than a year has told CNN that the U.S. State Department and other officials knew about her case before it went public last Al-Obeidy was kidnapped by Gadhafi forces , father says .
The Libyan government says Eman al-Obeidy was released . Woman 's family says they were offered money to convince her to change her story . TL;DR A woman who claimed she had been held captive in Libya for more than a year has told CNN that the U.S. State Department and other officials knew about her case before it went public last Al-Obeidy was kidnapped by Gadhafi forces , father says .