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Sentencing closes chapter for Oath Keeper seeking redemption after Jan. 6
3 days, 19 hours ago

Sentencing closes chapter for Oath Keeper seeking redemption after Jan. 6

Politico  

“The institutions that protected democracy on Jan. 6 cannot and will not forget,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Troy Edwards, who cast James’ sentencing as a chance to “cement” the threat to democracy in America’s “long-term national memory” and to “turn the page and allow this country to start to heal.” U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta acknowledged the wrenching conflict of …

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Mason Rist: Sister of teenager murdered in mistaken identity brings ashes and hair to killers’ sentencing in Bristol
4 days, 6 hours ago

Mason Rist: Sister of teenager murdered in mistaken identity brings ashes and hair to killers’ sentencing in Bristol

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. At the sentencing of his killers, she faced them, …

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Dominique Pelicot sentencing LIVE: Monster of Avignon jailed for 20 years for raping ex-wife Gisele and another married woman as dozens of men are found guilty in historic mass rape trial
4 days, 12 hours ago

Dominique Pelicot sentencing LIVE: Monster of Avignon jailed for 20 years for raping ex-wife Gisele and another married woman as dozens of men are found guilty in historic mass rape trial

Daily Mail  

Here are the next 10 sentences to be passed: Nizar Hamida: 10 years The Tunisian native was charged with rape after visiting the Pelicots' home on October 10, 2020, just days before his wedding. Joan Kawai: 10 years The 26-year-old is the youngest of the defendants and was aged 22 when he raped Mrs Pelicot on two separate visits to …

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'Frightening': Judge condemns potential Trump pardon for Oath Keepers head's Jan. 6 crimes
5 days, 1 hour ago

'Frightening': Judge condemns potential Trump pardon for Oath Keepers head's Jan. 6 crimes

Raw Story  

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta argued that President-elect Donald Trump would be putting democracy at risk if he pardons Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes for crimes committed on Jan. 6, 2021. Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, was sentenced to 18 years in prison in 2023 for seditious conspiracy and other crimes. Mehta made the remarks about Rhodes while sentencing …

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Carlos Watson gets nearly 10 years in prison in case about failed startup Ozy Media
6 days, 19 hours ago

Carlos Watson gets nearly 10 years in prison in case about failed startup Ozy Media

NPR  

Carlos Watson gets nearly 10 years in prison in case about failed startup Ozy Media toggle caption Stefan Jeremiah/AP/FR171756 AP Editor's note: Carlos Watson served as a corporate director of NPR, but stepped down in 2021 amid allegations of wrongdoing. NEW YORK — Former talk show host Carlos Watson was sentenced Monday to nearly 10 years in prison in a …

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Judge rejects Trump’s bid to throw out Stormy Daniels hush money conviction
6 days, 19 hours ago

Judge rejects Trump’s bid to throw out Stormy Daniels hush money conviction

Al Jazeera  

A New York judge rejected a claim by Trump’s lawyers that he is immune from prosecution as a former US president. A United States judge has rejected a claim by Donald Trump’s lawyers that the president-elect’s hush money conviction should be thrown out because the Supreme Court has ruled that former presidents are immune from prosecution. New York Judge Juan …

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Former TV host Carlos Watson gets nearly 10 years in prison in case about failed startup Ozy Media
6 days, 22 hours ago

Former TV host Carlos Watson gets nearly 10 years in prison in case about failed startup Ozy Media

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Former talk show host Carlos Watson was sentenced Monday to nearly 10 years in prison in a federal financial conspiracy case that cast his once-buzzy Ozy Media as an extreme of fake-it-'til-you-make-it startup culture. U.S. District Judge Eric Komitee said Monday that the “quantum of dishonesty in this case is exceptional.” “Your internal apparatus for separating truth …

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The Jan. 6 Verdict Is In: The Rioters Lose, Even If Trump Pardons Them
1 week, 3 days ago

The Jan. 6 Verdict Is In: The Rioters Lose, Even If Trump Pardons Them

Politico  

Indeed, as defendants and their attorneys take turns referencing Trump’s oft-repeated avowals to free any convicted offenders, it’s easy to believe that Trump has won — that the effort to bring to justice those who stormed the Capitol is doomed. “President Trump has said he’d pardon on day one,” Shipley said, rising to ask Judge Carl Nichols to delay the …

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Chloe Driver sentenced to life in prison for killing her 13-month-old daughter in Canton
1 week, 3 days ago

Chloe Driver sentenced to life in prison for killing her 13-month-old daughter in Canton

India Today  

Chloe Alexis Driver, 24, has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of her 13-month-old daughter, Hannah Nicole Driver, in 2020. The sentencing took place on December 12 before Cherokee County Chief Superior Court Judge Ellen McElyea. Chloe was convicted of multiple charges, including malice murder, felony murder, first-degree cruelty to children and aggravated assault, but was also …

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Co-founder of California white supremacist group to be freed
1 week, 3 days ago

Co-founder of California white supremacist group to be freed

LA Times  

Robert Paul Rundo, third from right, co-founder of a white supremacy extremist group, at a political rally. In a sentencing memo, Rundo’s public defenders called the case “extremely unusual” and said it “has hung over Mr. Rundo like a dark cloud.” Prosecutors acknowledged in a sentencing memo that years had passed since the criminal conduct in the case but maintained …

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How did our prisons get so crowded and can the cell blockage be solved?
1 week, 4 days ago

How did our prisons get so crowded and can the cell blockage be solved?

The Independent  

The headline news is that the prisons crisis is not going to get much better for many years. The justice secretary Shabana Mahmood warns that despite the current, deeply unpopular, prisoner release scheme and plans to create 14,000 more prison places by 2031, the authorities could still run out of space over the next few years. So the UK keeps …

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Manhattan DA urges judge not to toss out guilty verdict in Trump hush money case
1 week, 6 days ago

Manhattan DA urges judge not to toss out guilty verdict in Trump hush money case

Politico  

Trump was found guilty in May of 34 felonies for falsifying business records related to a hush money scheme that covered up a potential sex scandal in the final days of the 2016 presidential campaign. “Even after the inauguration, defendant’s temporary immunity as the sitting President will still not justify the extreme remedy of discarding the jury’s unanimous guilty verdict …

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Polygamous Leader With 20 'Wives' Faces Sentencing For Criminal Sex Acts With Children
2 weeks ago

Polygamous Leader With 20 'Wives' Faces Sentencing For Criminal Sex Acts With Children

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING PHOENIX — A polygamous religious leader who claimed more than 20 spiritual “wives ” including 10 underage girls faces decades in prison at his sentencing on Monday for coercing girls as young as 9 years old to submit to criminal sex acts with him and other adults. Bateman traveled extensively between Arizona, Utah, Colorado and Nebraska and …

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Tougher sentences for jealous ex-partners who kill
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Tougher sentences for jealous ex-partners who kill

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jealous ex-partners who kill their victims will receive tougher jail …

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Right-wing presenter sentenced to 80 hours of community service for racist comments
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Right-wing presenter sentenced to 80 hours of community service for racist comments

NL Times  

The court in The Hague has sentenced the opinion maker and Ongehoord Nederland presenter Raisa Blommestijn to 80 hours of community service with another 40 hours conditionally suspended for insulting messages that were posted on the social media platform X. In one message, Blommestijn used the term “negroid primates.” With this, the court said that she was condescending about black …

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Michigan court upholds light sentence for woman who killed dad in dispute over ride
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Michigan court upholds light sentence for woman who killed dad in dispute over ride

Associated Press  

DETROIT — The Michigan Court of Appeals declined to overturn a light jail sentence for a young woman who killed her father by burning him with a dangerous powder when he couldn’t drive her to a hair appointment before her 18th birthday party. “The trial court provided ample justification for the sentence imposed,” the appeals court said in a 3-0 …

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Teenager acquitted of Emma Lovell's Boxing Day murder in North Lakes released from detention after sentencing
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Teenager acquitted of Emma Lovell's Boxing Day murder in North Lakes released from detention after sentencing

ABC  

A teenager acquitted of the home invasion murder of south-east Queensland woman Emma Lovell will be released from detention after being sentenced for lesser offences. Late on Boxing Day in 2022, two teens broke into Ms Lovell's North Lakes home through an open front door. These included several counts of entering a dwelling with intent, stealing and unlawful use of …

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Trump's lawyers urge judge to toss hush money case, cite Biden pardoning son
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump's lawyers urge judge to toss hush money case, cite Biden pardoning son

India Today  

Donald Trump on Tuesday asked a New York state judge to dismiss the criminal case in which he was convicted in May of 34 felony counts involving hush money paid to a porn star in light of his victory in the November 5 US presidential election. In urging Justice Juan Merchan in Manhattan to vacate the guilty verdict and toss …

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'Miscarriage of Justice': Trump on Biden pardoning son Hunter
Top News
3 weeks ago

'Miscarriage of Justice': Trump on Biden pardoning son Hunter

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump reacted sharply to US President Joe Biden's pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, questioning whether the move included the prisoners detained in connection with the January 6 Capitol riot, who have now been incarcerated for years. US President Joe Biden waves alongside his son Hunter Biden after attending mass at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Johns Island. The …

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China sentences veteran journalist on espionage charges
3 weeks, 3 days ago

China sentences veteran journalist on espionage charges

NPR  

China sentences veteran journalist on espionage charges toggle caption Dong Yuyu's family TAIPEI, Taiwan — China has sentenced a longtime Chinese state media journalist to seven years in prison on charges of espionage, in a case press freedom advocates have criticized as opaque and politicized. As in all cases China deems related to national security, Dong's trial was held in …

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Donald Trump’s hush money sentencing delayed indefinitely, legal team calls it a ‘decisive win’
1 month ago

Donald Trump’s hush money sentencing delayed indefinitely, legal team calls it a ‘decisive win’

Live Mint  

Donald Trump's sentencing in hush money case has been delayed indefinitely. Trump's legal team cited a landmark July ruling from the Supreme Court that gives presidents sweeping immunity for official acts committed while in office to justify their request. Accordingly, Trump's communications director, Steven Cheung, said in a statement, “In a decisive win for President Trump, the hoax Manhattan Case …

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'Nightmare scenario': Hush Money judge stuns with latest Trump trial ruling
1 month ago

'Nightmare scenario': Hush Money judge stuns with latest Trump trial ruling

Raw Story  

The decision to stay sentencing in president-elect Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial has spurred cries of justice denied on the left — and cheers of celebration on the MAGA right. Trump was found guilty in May of 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal hush money paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential …

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Trump spokesperson whitewashes record with indefinite sentencing delay remarks
1 month ago

Trump spokesperson whitewashes record with indefinite sentencing delay remarks

Raw Story  

New York State Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan has issued an indefinite delay in the sentencing of Donald Trump, who was found guilty in a criminal trial and convicted on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to influence the outcome of the 2016 election, in the so-called "hush money" case. Trump's attorneys have asked for the case to …

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'More than meets the eye' in new ruling from Trump's hush money judge: MSNBC legal expert
1 month ago

'More than meets the eye' in new ruling from Trump's hush money judge: MSNBC legal expert

Raw Story  

Moments after New York State Judge Juan Merchan postponed President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing hearing on felony fraud convictions, MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin argued it contained key information. "First of all, in calling off the sentencing, Judge Merchan — I'm reading from my phone because this is so new — that he's ordering that the application for a stay of …

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