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World news
fromLos Angeles Times
6 hours ago

She set up three surfers visiting Mexico to be robbed, investigators say. All were found dead in a well.

A 23-year-old Mexican woman pleaded guilty and received a 20-year prison sentence for involvement in robbery and the deaths of three surfers in Baja California.
Toronto
fromwww.cbc.ca
8 hours ago

Toronto police officer who shot man twice in park in 2023 won't face jail time | CBC News

A Toronto police officer pleaded guilty to assault and careless use of a firearm for shooting a knife-carrying homeless man and received no jail time.
#homicide
#manslaughter
fromIndependent
14 hours ago
New York City

Ex-boyfriend of Irish woman Sarah McNally jailed for 24 years - 'I hope one day for forgiveness'

fromIndependent
14 hours ago
New York City

Ex-boyfriend of Irish woman Sarah McNally jailed for 24 years - 'I hope one day for forgiveness'

#murder
UK news
fromwww.standard.co.uk
15 hours ago

Shocking moment sly thieves make off with 2,000 haul in Square mile pub theft

Two men were jailed for 18 weeks after CCTV showed them stealing a bag containing £2,000 worth of items from a City of London pub.
Europe news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales jailed for 10 years over pro-Russia bribes

Nathan Gill was sentenced to 10 years and six months for accepting bribes to make pro-Russia statements in the European Parliament.
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
23 hours ago

Pras Michel of the Fugees sentenced to 14 years over illegal campaign donations

Pras Michel was sentenced to 14 years for funneling millions in illegal foreign contributions to Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign.
Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Fugees rapper Pras sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama campaign

Prakazrel Pras Michel received a 14-year prison sentence for illegally funneling millions in foreign contributions to Obama's 2012 campaign.
US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 day ago

South Hayward gangster gets 23-year prison term in Operation Winter Storm'

Humberto Villegas accepted a 23-year sentence for three attempted-murder counts as part of an eight-year Operation Winter Storm gang prosecution.
#child-sexual-abuse
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago
Miscellaneous

Paedophile ballet teacher tried to resume classes after his arrest for sexually assaulting child

fromIndependent
2 weeks ago
Miscellaneous

Paedophile ballet teacher tried to resume classes after his arrest for sexually assaulting child

US news
fromThe Mercury News
1 day ago

East Bay pimp allegedly used prostitutes to sell guns to criminals

Hayward man sentenced to five years for operating a gun trafficking ring that used women he pimped to buy guns for resale.
#sexual-abuse
fromIndependent
3 weeks ago
Miscellaneous

'You are the abuser, you are the rapist' - 'monster' whose sexual abuse of four victims spanned three decades jailed for 20 years

fromIndependent
3 weeks ago
Miscellaneous

'You are the abuser, you are the rapist' - 'monster' whose sexual abuse of four victims spanned three decades jailed for 20 years

#vehicular-manslaughter
fromNewsday
2 days ago
New York City

Brooklyn driver who killed a mother and two children is sentenced to 3 to 9 years in prison

fromGothamist
2 days ago
Brooklyn

Brooklyn driver sentenced to up to 9 years for crash that killed a mother and 2 daughters

fromBrooklyn Paper
2 days ago
New York City

Driver who killed mother, two children on Ocean Parkway sentenced to 3-9 years in prison * Brooklyn Paper

fromNew York Post
3 days ago
New York City

Deadly wigmaker's sweetheart deal proves even kid-killing is shrugged off by NYC judges

A reckless driver with a suspended license killed a mother and two children; the driver received a three- to nine-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to manslaughter.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago
California

Woman who drove off Pescadero cliff, killing passenger, takes plea deal

Madeline St. Pierre pleaded no contest to felony vehicular manslaughter after a drunk-driving crash off a Pescadero Creek Road cliff that killed a passenger.
fromNewsday
2 days ago
New York City

Brooklyn driver who killed a mother and two children is sentenced to 3 to 9 years in prison

fromGothamist
2 days ago
Brooklyn

Brooklyn driver sentenced to up to 9 years for crash that killed a mother and 2 daughters

fromBrooklyn Paper
2 days ago
New York City

Driver who killed mother, two children on Ocean Parkway sentenced to 3-9 years in prison * Brooklyn Paper

New York City
fromNew York Daily News
2 days ago

Wigmaker Miriam Yarimi weeps as she's sentenced for crash killing Brooklyn mom, kids

Miriam Yarimi received a three-to-nine-year sentence after pleading guilty for a speeding crash that killed a Brooklyn mother and two young daughters.
#murder-conviction
fromwww.sbsun.com
1 week ago
California

California woman who admitting killing missing boyfriend with a skillet convicted of second-degree murder

fromwww.sbsun.com
1 week ago
California

California woman who admitting killing missing boyfriend with a skillet convicted of second-degree murder

Toronto
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 days ago

Toronto woman who suffocated 2 sons gets life with no chance of parole for 18 years | CBC News

A Toronto woman suffocated her two young sons and was sentenced to life in prison with no parole eligibility for 18 years.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 days ago

Daly City mother who helped hide son after alleged killing sentenced

Zaib Afridi received a three-year prison sentence for felony accessory to murder for helping her son hide after the September 2024 fatal shooting of Rolando Yanga.
#dangerous-driving
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 days ago

Prosecutors demand life as ICC prepares to sentence Sudan axe murderer'

The previous day, prosecutor Julian Nicholls had demanded the maximum penalty for the enthusiastic, energetic and effective perpetrator of abuses carried out in the western Darfur region. Prosecutors say that among his crimes, Abd-Al-Rahman killed two people with an axe. You literally have an axe murderer before you, Nicholls told the judges in The Hague, as Abd-Al-Rahman looked on. Only a life sentence will serve the interest of retribution and deterrence.
World news
fromIndependent
4 days ago

'There are no paedophiles in heaven,' victim tells Pat Salmon (89) as he is sentenced for horrific abuse of young girl

'Self-proclaimed pillar of society' was heard complaining about conditions in cell before hearing Moments before the paedophile Pat Salmon learnt his fate for the horrific abuse of a five-year-old, he complained to his counsel about having had to sleep on the floor of his overcrowded cell the night before. Salmon (89), of Rookfield, Knock, Co Mayo, was remanded in custody last Thursday before the finalisation of his sentencing yesterday by Ms Justice Caroline Biggs at the Central Criminal Court.
Law
fromSan Jose Inside
4 days ago

Former CFO of Major Seafood Wholesaler Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for $9M Fraud

Antonietta Nguyen has been sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for her role in orchestrating multiple fraud schemes against ABS Seafood, Inc., a major seafood wholesaler in San Francisco where she had previously served as chief financial officer. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston sentenced Nguyen on Nov.14. She was convicted in June of 12 felony counts, following her arrest in June 2023.
Law
#knife-crime
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
5 days ago

Shoplifter poses as wheelchair user to steal beer before assaulting security guard

A 19-year-old pretended to be a wheelchair user to steal beer, assaulted staff, was arrested, pleaded guilty, and sentenced to three years one month.
UK news
fromwww.standard.co.uk
5 days ago

Prolific London shoplifter jailed and banned from every Boots store in England and Wales

Michael Hayes, a prolific shoplifter, was jailed for 22 weeks and banned from the Square Mile and all Boots stores after stealing about £4,000.
#art-theft
#sexual-assault
#burglary
#assault
fromIndependent
1 week ago
Miscellaneous

Man who stormed into house and repeatedly stabbed another man after littering argument is jailed for three years

fromIndependent
1 week ago
Miscellaneous

Man who stormed into house and repeatedly stabbed another man after littering argument is jailed for three years

fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Man jailed for 13 months for Banksy print burglary

Larry Fraser, 48, stole the limited edition signed print of Girl with Balloon from Grove Gallery on New Cavendish Street on 8 September to pay off a historic drug debt.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Calculated' predator who spiked and raped women jailed

A serial rapist suspected of being one of the UK's worst sex offenders has been jailed for life with a minimum of 14 years, after spiking and recording his victims as he abused them. Chao Xu, 33, had placed hidden cameras inside household objects such as an air freshener and a packet of sanitary pads to spy on women visiting his home address in Greenwich, and had also filmed women at his workplace and participated in upskirting at London Bridge underground station.
UK news
World news
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Man jailed for drugging, raping and filming women

Chao Xu received life imprisonment with a minimum 14-year term after pleading guilty to 24 sexual offences including drugging, rape, voyeurism and upskirting.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
1 week ago

Former inter-county GAA referee Thomas Howard jailed for more than six years for indecently assaulting niece when she was a child

Thomas Howard, who officiated the 1993 Derry-Cork All-Ireland final, received a six years and nine months sentence for indecently assaulting his niece.
Miscellaneous
fromIrish Independent
1 week ago

The Indo Daily: 'Marianne Smyth will never stop scamming' - Con-hunter opens up about being tricked by 'Queen of Con'

Marianne Smyth scammed dozens, including a TV producer, out of over £100,000 using multiple aliases, lies, and manipulations before receiving a four-year prison sentence.
fromLI Press
1 week ago

Lawrence man back to prison after 2021 Trump commutation

Braun was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison by District Court Judge Kiyo Matsumoto in 2021 for failing to adhere to the terms of his supervised release. He will only serve 20 of those months as he has been detained in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center since this spring. Despite the commutation, the terms of his supervised release included strict behavioral guidelines and a fine of $100,000, both of which Braun violated according to federal prosecutors.
Law
California
fromThe Mercury News
1 week ago

Bay Area man convicted in 2021 DUI crash dies in state prison

Augie Lamar Delariva, sentenced in 2023 to 16 years for a DUI-caused crash that injured multiple people, died Oct. 29 in state prison.
California
fromwww.pressdemocrat.com
1 week ago

Bay Area man convicted in 2021 DUI crash dies in state prison

Augie Lamar Delariva, 34, died in state custody after a 2023 16-year sentence for a 2021 DUI chain-reaction crash that injured six.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Hospital ward manager sentenced over patient death

NHS trust fined £565,000 and ward manager sentenced after patient Alice Figueiredo died by suicide at an east London mental-health unit in 2015.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Man Pardoned By Trump Sentenced to Jail For New Crimes, Including Alleged Sexual Abuse

Convicted drug dealer Jonathan Braun, who had his sentence commuted by President Donald Trump during his first term, is being sent back to prison after he violated terms of his supervised release with a series of heinous acts, including allegedly assaulting a three-year-old and sexually abusing a nanny. Braun was sentenced to 27 months in prison on Monday in New York City.
US politics
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Man set fire to ex's house by pouring petrol through letterbox while she slept

Nicholas Martin jailed for 30 years after setting his ex-partner's house on fire, causing severe injuries and stemming from a prolonged campaign of abuse.
US news
fromAP News
1 week ago

Drug dealer granted clemency by Trump sent back to prison for violating terms of his release

A clemency-granted convicted drug dealer violated release, faced new charges, and was resentenced to 27 months after prosecutors argued he remains a danger.
#violent-crime
fromIndependent
1 week ago
Law

Man jailed for nine years after stabbing woman in genital area during 'depraved' misogynistic attack

fromIndependent
1 week ago
Law

Man jailed for nine years after stabbing woman in genital area during 'depraved' misogynistic attack

MMA
fromCageside Press
1 week ago

Ex-UFC Bantamweight Sentenced to Jail Time Over Aggravated Assault

Casey Kenney received a 180-day jail sentence after pleading to an aggravated domestic violence assault charge stemming from a July 2024 alleged 13‑hour assault.
Law
fromIrish Independent
1 week ago

Judge says knife possession 'an absolute epidemic' as man faces fifth charge for carrying one

A man received 10 months' imprisonment after repeatedly being caught carrying knives while on two suspended sentences.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Man jailed for seven years after sharing Grant Shapps' details with Russian spies'

Howard Phillips jailed seven years for giving defence secretary Grant Shapps's personal details to men he believed were Russian agents, aiding a foreign intelligence service.
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

Gangland criminal who killed UL student Joe Drennan in hit-and-run has five years added to sentence on appeal

A gangland criminal, who caused the death of a 21-year-old student in a notorious hit-and-run case where he had filmed himself speeding just moments before, will now serve an extra five years in prison after the Court of Appeal ruled that his original eight-year sentence for this and other offences was unduly lenient.
Miscellaneous
#fraud
London
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Moment Rolex knife slasher snared by live facial recognition cameras arrested in street

A robber posing as a buyer on Facebook Marketplace stabbed a man for a Rolex; live facial recognition identified him, causing arrest and 8.5-year imprisonment.
California
fromwww.pressenterprise.com
2 weeks ago

Emmanuel's tragic case: California father sentenced for killing his 7-month-old son

Jake Haro was sentenced to over 30 years in state prison for killing his 7-month-old son Emmanuel, convicted of assault causing death and second-degree murder.
California
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

California father who killed his baby son sentenced to more than 30 years in prison

Jake Haro pleaded guilty to murdering his seven-month-old son Emmanuel and received a consecutive sentence totaling more than 30 years in prison.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

'Our world has been turned upside down': 88 pages of character letters submitted for Terence Crosbie, as his appeal over rape conviction is lodged

Terence Crosbie appealed his rape conviction and maintains his innocence after receiving a minimum seven-year sentence for an assault in Boston during St Patrick's Day.
US politics
fromAbove the Law
3 weeks ago

Trump DOJ Has HAD It With Prosecutors Who Think Showing Up At Barack Obama's House With Guns And A Machete Is Some Kind Of 'Crime' - Above the Law

Two DOJ prosecutors were placed on leave after describing January 6 as a riot while recommending 27 months for Taylor Taranto.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Hong Kong court gives trio lengthy jail terms over bomb plots

Three men were jailed in Hong Kong for up to 18 years for 2019–2020 bomb plots; the alleged mastermind received an 18-year sentence.
US news
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Diddy's Release Date and Probation Terms Set by Bureau of Prisons

Sean 'Diddy' Combs was convicted on two prostitution-related counts, sentenced to 50 months, fined $500,000, and scheduled for release May 8, 2028.
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