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2 hours ago

Man jailed for a year after endorsing neo-Nazi views and making antisemitic speech at Sydney rally on Australia Day

The 34-year-old finished his speech by heiling white Australia and Thomas Sewell, the leader of Australia's most prominent neo-Nazi group, the now-disbanded National Socialist Network. He also called for the release of the jailed neo-Nazi Joel Davis. He intended to incite hatred amongst the crowd he was addressing, Freund said. He intended to incite hatred against the Jewish community and Jews in general.
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fromABC30 Fresno
6 days ago
California

Porterville mother accepts plea deal after leaving son in hot car during cosmetic procedure

A mother pleaded no-contest to involuntary manslaughter and child-cruelty enhancements after her one-year-old died in a hot car; sentencing scheduled for 15 years.
fromLos Angeles Times
5 hours ago
California

California mom whose child died while she was getting lip filler faces 15 years in prison

Maya Hernandez pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter after her infant died in her car during extreme heat and faces a 15-year prison sentence.
#sexual-assault
#animal-cruelty
fromABC7 San Francisco
15 hours ago

80-year-old driver who killed SF family unlikely to face prison time; victims' family 'devastated'

My family is devastated, completely devastated,
San Francisco
#homicide
fromIrish Independent
16 hours ago
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Construction worker who killed Canadian tourist in Dublin with 'full force running kick' jailed for five-and-a-half years

fromIrish Independent
16 hours ago
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Construction worker who killed Canadian tourist in Dublin city with 'full force running kick' is jailed for five and a half years

fromIrish Independent
16 hours ago
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Construction worker who killed Canadian tourist in Dublin with 'full force running kick' jailed for five-and-a-half years

fromIrish Independent
16 hours ago
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Construction worker who killed Canadian tourist in Dublin city with 'full force running kick' is jailed for five and a half years

fromwww.independent.co.uk
17 hours ago

Greggs thief dubbed Hamster' stole nearly 2,000 of food

A serial thief nicknamed Hamster by Greggs staff stole almost 2,000 worth of food from the same shop over several weeks, a court heard. Adam Gosling, 39, has been spared jail after stealing from a branch of the bakery chain in Greenford, west London, 38 times between 30 December, 2025 and 10 February, 2026. The value of the thefts ranged from 12.30 to 100 per visit and, on some days, he targeted the shop multiple times, the charge sheet said.
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San Francisco
fromsfist.com
1 day ago

Driver In West Portal Crash That Killed Family of Four Pleads No Contest, Judge Sounds Lenient

Mary Fong Lau pleaded no contest to four counts of gross vehicular manslaughter for a crash that killed a family of four; prison time is unlikely.
#murder
fromIndependent
1 day ago
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Criminals who dumped teenager Keane Mulready Woods' body parts across Dublin jailed for six years each

fromIndependent
1 day ago
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Criminals who dumped teenager Keane Mulready Woods' body parts across Dublin jailed for six years each

#sexual-abuse
fromIndependent
1 day ago
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Butcher (40) jailed for 13 years after sexually abusing three of partner's younger sisters

fromIndependent
1 day ago
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Butcher (40) jailed for 13 years after sexually abusing three of partner's younger sisters

#domestic-violence
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago
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Judge warns 'misogynistic online influencers' are fuelling rise in domestic violence among young men as he jails man who beat partner and posted her intimate images

fromIndependent
2 weeks ago
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Judge warns 'misogynistic online influencers' are fuelling rise in domestic violence among young men as he jails man who beat partner and posted her intimate images

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fromReadWrite
1 day ago

Mississippi illusionist receives ten year sentence for casino fraud

Shaun Joseph Benward, a Mississippi illusionist who used aliases while working casino floors, was sentenced to 10 years for casino fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy.
US news
fromBoston.com
2 days ago

Mass. men sentenced to prison for mail theft, check fraud scheme

Two Massachusetts men were sentenced to federal prison for stealing mailed checks, chemically altering them, depositing funds fraudulently, and withdrawing proceeds.
fromHoodline
3 days ago

East New York Man Sentenced to 3-9 Years for Downtown Brooklyn Vehicular Homicide

This defendant made a series of reckless and deliberate decisions that had deadly consequences. By driving at high speeds and running red lights, he turned a Brooklyn intersection into a death trap.
New York City
#attempted-murder
fromHoodline
1 week ago
New York City

Brooklyn Woman Sentenced to 15 Years for Attempted Murder and Assault in East New York Incident

fromHoodline
1 week ago
New York City

Brooklyn Woman Sentenced to 15 Years for Attempted Murder and Assault in East New York Incident

fromNew York Daily News
5 days ago

Brooklyn boro prez candidate treasurer sentenced to community service in straw donor scheme

The elderly treasurer for a Brooklyn borough president candidate was sentenced to 200 hours of community service and three years probation for a failed straw donor scheme to scam the city out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in public matching funds. Erlene King, 72, who worked on the 2021 primary election campaign of Democrat Anthony Jones, was sentenced by Brooklyn Federal Court Carol Bagley Amon on Wednesday, after pleading guilty to wire fraud in January 2025.
US politics
California
fromSan Jose Inside
5 days ago

San Jose Man Pleads Guilty to Setting Fire to Almaden Valley Post Office

Richard Tillman pleaded guilty to ramming his car into and setting fire to Almaden Valley Post Office to 'make a point to the United States government.'
#child-sexual-abuse
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
5 days ago

Police officer filmed clinging on to car as fleeing drug dealer reversed down road

A drug dealer dragged officers while fleeing, causing minor injuries; he was jailed for four years and given a three-year driving ban.
Environment
fromLos Angeles Times
6 days ago

He said he loved trees but chain-sawed 13 of them in bizarre L.A. vandalism rampage

Samuel Patrick Groft pleaded no contest to vandalism for cutting down 12 downtown Los Angeles trees and was sentenced to two years in county jail.
US news
fromLos Angeles Times
6 days ago

Chilean robbery crew used disguises, blowtorches and cellphone jammers to break into banks, ATMs

A member of a Chilean ATM robbery crew pleaded guilty after participating in heists that stole more than $5.5 million from West Coast banks.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
6 days ago

Concord man got 36+ years for killing man in Antioch

Agustin Calderon, 43, pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and a gun enhancement in the Dec. 16, 2023 fatal shooting of 29-year-old Eric Azevedo, in Antioch. Calderon was formally sentenced in October and is housed at Pleasant Valley State Prison, records show. Prosecutors dropped a murder count as part of the plea deal, records show.
California
#sex-trafficking
fromsilive
6 days ago

Reputed mob boss, a Staten Island resident, due for sentencing Wednesday in federal court

Persico Jr., 62, of Todt Hill, is facing a maximum of two years behind bars but was reportedly expected to receive anywhere from five to 11 months. In 2023, Persico Jr. was sentenced to five years in prison for his role in a labor union extortion plot carried out by top leadership within the Colombo crime family. He was granted supervised release last summer on the condition he avoid all contact with members of organized crime.
New York City
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fromwww.bbc.com
6 days ago

Serial rail fare evader fined 3,600 over 112 unpaid tickets

Charles Brohiri, 29, travelled without tickets on 112 GTR journeys over nearly two years, was ordered to repay fares, fined, and given a three-month suspended sentence.
California
fromReadWrite
6 days ago

Sacramento illegal gambling robbery sentences announced

Two men convicted for an armed robbery at an illegal gambling garage; one sentenced to 301 years to life, the other to 40 years and eight months.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
6 days ago

Five sentenced in scheme to steal $2.5 million from DoorDash

Five people convicted for a DoorDash scheme that stole over $2.5 million were sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay millions in restitution.
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6 days ago

Esther Ghey shares heartfelt message to Brianna on the anniversary of her murder

"Tomorrow marks 3 years without you, Brianna," her mum, Esther, wrote in a message shared on social media on Tuesday (10 February). "I still think of you every. single. day." "I wish I could hug you and hear your voice, even just one more time," she continued. "I will continue to work hard in your memory, because I have to do something with the love and energy I will forever hold for you.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Man sentenced to 4 years for acting as agent for China while working for California politician

A California man was sentenced to four years for acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government while advising a local political campaign.
#jimmy-lai
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago
World news

Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong ex-media tycoon and Beijing critic, sentenced to 20 years in prison | CBC News

fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago
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Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong ex-media tycoon and Beijing critic, sentenced to 20 years in prison | CBC News

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fromIndependent
1 week ago

Man in state of undress snorted cocaine in front of gardai when they found him in parked car

Man drove while heavily intoxicated on cocaine, 67 times the legal limit; sentenced to four months' imprisonment and a four-year driving ban.
fromIndependent
1 week ago

Woman (34) who helped dump man's body in quarry like 'piece of rubbish' is jailed for six years

The body of Stephen Ring was discovered in Carrigfoyle Quarry nearly two weeks after he disappeared A woman who helped to dump a man's body in a quarry "like a piece of rubbish" and later went on social media to express concern for his wellbeing has been jailed for six years. Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo at the Central Criminal Court today said the defendant, Jane Corcoran (34), lied to gardai about the circumstances surrounding the death and disappearance of Stephen Ring in 2024.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Mum-of-four stole almost 100,000 from church to fund high lifestyle'

A diocesan employee stole over £96,000 intended for outreach and received a two-year suspended prison sentence after investigative delays prevented immediate imprisonment.
US news
fromReadWrite
1 week ago

Lakeland tax preparer sentenced for gambling fraud

Jeffrey Dixon was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison, ordered to forfeit $1,093,552.50, and must pay $12,964,382 restitution for filing hundreds of fraudulent tax returns.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Three jailed over watch raid linked to suicide

Three men jailed after a £1.1m Richmond watchshop robbery that preceded the store manager Oliver White's suicide.
California
fromThe Mercury News
1 week ago

Richmond pastor convicted of sexually assaulting child

Emilio Alberto Esperanza-Pacheco was convicted of multiple counts of aggravated sexual assault and forcible lewd acts against a child and faces life without parole.
Law
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

'Hero' dog PD Finn's law not working, says handler

Finn's law raised maximum sentences for service animal cruelty, but handlers report prosecutions are rare and resulting sentences are often too lenient to deter attacks.
#attempted-assassination
fromBoston.com
1 week ago
US news

Man who tried to shoot Trump at a Florida golf course gets life in prison

A man was sentenced to life without parole for attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at a Florida golf course in 2024.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago
US politics

JUST IN: Thwarted Trump Assassin Sentenced to Life in Prison

Ryan Routh was sentenced to life in prison for attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump and received an additional 402-month consecutive sentence.
#assassination-attempt
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Domestic abuser jailed for partner's hotel murder

The intense grief of losing James and learning in the court of the verbal, psychological and physical abuse is utterly unimaginable. The lack of humanity shown after his brutal final fatal attack is imprinted on my mind and will haunt me for the remainder of my days. I am grateful to all concerned who heard James's voice in the dark and believed him. The pain of intense loss may fade after time, but the sadness will always be there.
London
#assault
#assassination-plot
#hit-and-run
#burglary
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fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

Garda who 'spear tackled' handcuffed teenager and slammed him into ground is jailed

A Garda who spear tackled a handcuffed teenager and slammed him into the ground has been jailed for one year.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Burglar jailed after Anya Taylor-Joy and husband barricaded themselves in bedroom

Just nine days after the thwarted raid on Ms Taylor-Joy, Holdrick struck again in a second home invasion. Alongside accomplice Ashley Fulton, he disguised himself as a police officer for a raid in Sandbanks, overlooking Poole harbour. During this incident, a woman and her daughter were held at gunpoint, tied up, and threatened with extreme violence, including being burned with an iron and shot dead, if they did not open the family safe.
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fromBoston.com
2 weeks ago

Former North Shore police officer gets prison time for child porn charge

Alexander Aiello, a former Gloucester police officer, was sentenced to four years in prison and five years' supervised release for receipt of child pornography.
#dangerous-driving
fromBoston.com
2 weeks ago

Former Mass. state senator receives more prison time for fraud

During an investigation into fraudulent unemployment assistance, federal law enforcement asked Tran about a false letter he gave to unemployment agency officials in an attempt to have his benefits reinstated after they were temporarily suspended, said prosecutors.
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

Woman sentenced to state prison in fentanyl murder trial, a first for Fresno

On Friday, Gonzalez was sentenced to 15 years to life in state prison for giving Dreith counterfeit fentanyl pills called "blue M-30s." She also got an extra four years and four months for other felony convictions related to selling drugs. "This sentencing reflects the seriousness of the defendant's actions and the devastating and deadly consequences of distributing fentanyl," Fresno County Dist. Atty. Lisa Smittcamp said in a statement.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

This man tried to kill 2 women he thought were lesbians. He's going away for a long time. - LGBTQ Nation

A Colorado man admitted attempting to kill two women he believed were lesbians and received a 20-year prison sentence.
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fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Sex offender who punched and bit Met PCs jailed

Kaddour-Cherif, mistakenly released while facing multiple charges and a judicial order to remain detained, received a 26-week sentence after punching and biting two police officers at a Tube station.
fromBoston.com
2 weeks ago

Man found guilty of manslaughter for fatal sword stabbing in Falmouth

On October 24, 2022, Blood entered the victim's home in Falmouth. Blood kept his hands hidden in his pockets and refused to show them or leave the home, Galibois's office said. The victim picked up a sword in an attempt to distance themselves from Blood. The victim then dropped their sword and engaged in a fist fight with Blood, prosecutors said.
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fromBoston.com
2 weeks ago

Activist Monica Cannon-Grant sentenced to probation, home confinement for slew of fraud charges

Monica Cannon-Grant, founder and former CEO of Violence in Boston, pleaded guilty to numerous fraud and tax charges and received probation, home detention, restitution, and forfeiture.
#bank-fraud
fromChicago Tribune
2 years ago
US politics

Ex-city official gets 18 months in prison for role concealing multimillion-dollar embezzlement scheme that led to Bridgeport bank collapse

fromChicago Tribune
2 years ago
US politics

Ex-city official gets 18 months in prison for role concealing multimillion-dollar embezzlement scheme that led to Bridgeport bank collapse

fromABC7 New York
2 weeks ago

Former Illinois deputy sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Sonya Massey

He apologized during the sentencing, saying he wished he could bring Massey back and spare her family the pain he caused. "I made a lot of mistakes that night. There were points when I should've acted, and I didn't. I froze," he said. "I made terrible decisions that night. I'm sorry." But Massey's parents and two children - who lobbied for the maximum sentence - said their lives had changed dramatically since the killing.
US news
fromEmptywheel
2 weeks ago

Invoking the Great Task of Ensuring "the Government of the People Shall Not Perish from the Earth," Judge Moss Sentences Paul Hodgkins to Eight Months Sentence

Judge Randolph Moss just sentenced Paul Hodgkins to eight months in prison for his role in the January 6 riot. Hodgkins will face two years of probation and pay the $2,000 restitution agreed on in his plea agreement (though will not be fined). The sentence was about what I expected, and a fair sentence for someone who pled guilty first and engaged in no violence (and even tried to calm other rioters).
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Eagle
2 weeks ago

Miami executive sentenced in Brooklyn federal court for massive fraud scheme

Pushpesh Kumar Baid was sentenced to 20 years for orchestrating multimillion-dollar investor frauds through Tradepay Capital LLC and Luxestreet, Inc.
US news
fromBrooklyn Eagle
2 weeks ago

International arms dealer sentenced in Brooklyn for exporting American firearms and ammo to Russia

Sergei Zharnovnikov received a 39-month federal sentence for conspiring to illegally export over $1.5 million in U.S.-made firearms and ammunition to Russia via Kyrgyzstan.
fromABC7 San Francisco
10 years ago

Ex-law student gets 7 year sentence for hitting man with car in Oakland

The charges against Zato stem from an incident in which she plowed into 27-year-old James Roda of Oakland with her 1984 Mercedes-Benz while he was in the middle of 14th Street between Madison and Oak streets shortly before 1 a.m. on Oct. 5, 2013. Zato's lawyer, Megan Burns, said in her closing argument in November that Zato struck Roda under duress because she faced an imminent threat from a group of men who had beaten her and robbed her of her cellphone in front of the Oakland Public Library.
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fromwww.dw.com
3 weeks ago

South Korea: Former first lady sentenced to jail for bribery

Former South Korean first lady Kim Keon Hee was sentenced to 20 months in prison for corruption.
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fromIndependent
3 weeks ago

Father of boy killed in Offaly firebombing described as 'main driver' of local drugs trade as he's jailed

Aaron Holt was jailed seven years for a €33,000 heroin seizure after his four-year-old son died in a suspected petrolbomb attack.
US politics
fromwww.ocregister.com
3 weeks ago

DUI driver who killed 2 California teens sentenced for illegally reentering U.S.

Oscar Eduardo Ortega-Anguiano received 46 months federal prison for illegal reentry after twice being deported and causing a crash that killed two teens.
US politics
fromNew York Daily News
2 years ago

Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio sentenced to 22 years for Jan. 6 riot

Enrique Tarrio received a 22-year prison sentence for seditious conspiracy for orchestrating Proud Boys' efforts related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
#bank-robbery
UK news
fromwww.standard.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Teenage gunman, 18, cowers inside a divan bed after double shooting left victim paralysed

Five people were convicted and sentenced after a targeted shooting that left a man paralysed and involved recovered firearms, ammunition, and DNA evidence.
California
fromThe Mercury News
3 weeks ago

Gilroy woman sentenced for embezzling $100,000 from winery

A 62-year-old administrative assistant embezzled over $100,000 from Guglielmo Winery, received a stayed four-year prison sentence, one year county jail, and $30,000 restitution.
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