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fromQNS
5 days ago
New York Giants

East Elmhurst man gets 50 years to life in prison for murdering his mother, brother in 2023: DA - QNS

fromQNS
5 days ago
New York Giants

East Elmhurst man gets 50 years to life in prison for murdering his mother, brother in 2023: DA - QNS

#violent-crime
fromIndependent
4 days ago
Miscellaneous

Man 'smashed' nephew of John Gilligan with van in ongoing west Dublin 'feud', court hears

fromIndependent
4 days ago
Miscellaneous

Man 'smashed' nephew of John Gilligan with van in ongoing west Dublin 'feud', court hears

#assault
#sexual-assault
fromBoston.com
2 days ago
US news

Irish firefighter found guilty of raping woman in Boston hotel, sentenced to 7-9 years in prison

Law
fromThe Mercury News
1 week ago

South Bay man who sent 'So I raped you' message is sentenced to 2 to 4 years for 2013 campus assault

Ian Cleary was sentenced to two to four years in prison for a 2013 college sexual assault after extradition from France and a guilty plea.
US news
fromABC7 Chicago
1 week ago

Man who sent 'So I raped you' message to woman sentenced for 2013 college campus assault

Ian Cleary, who admitted sexually assaulting a classmate in 2013 and later messaged "So I raped you," was sentenced to two-to-four years in prison.
fromBoston.com
2 days ago
US news

Irish firefighter found guilty of raping woman in Boston hotel, sentenced to 7-9 years in prison

US politics
fromAbove the Law
3 days 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
6 days 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.
#dangerous-driving
#sean-combs
#homicide
US news
fromBoston.com
3 weeks ago

Convicted double murderer sentenced to 50 years for Fall River slayings

Jeremy Holmes was sentenced to 50 years to life for fatally shooting two people in Fall River in May 2021.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

A gunman shot him to kidnap his dog. The pup wouldn't leave dead owner's side

A man in a Sacramento encampment was shot and killed by an assailant attempting to steal his dog, which stayed beside him after his death.
#burglary
#sexual-abuse
fromIndependent
1 day 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
2 weeks ago
Miscellaneous

Four-year sentence handed down to man for 'systematic, calculated' sexual abuse of his stepdaughters was too lenient, State argues

fromIndependent
1 day 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
2 weeks ago
Miscellaneous

Four-year sentence handed down to man for 'systematic, calculated' sexual abuse of his stepdaughters was too lenient, State argues

fromIndependent
1 day ago

Catherine Fegan: Box-office crowds, curry and chips for lunch and a stark moment of realisation for 'The Dodger' DJ Carey

Game finally up for legendary Kilkenny hurler, who will be sentenced on Monday after he conned several people into giving him thousands of euro for what he said was cancer treatment. There was a brief moment, just before he was taken into custody, when a startled-looking DJ Carey seemed to realise his time was up. Judge Martin Nolan had just announced that he would pass his sentence on Monday, and that the accused would be remanded until then.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Man jailed after sending more than 100 menacing' messages to Labour MP

Cambridgeshire police said Lee White sent 109 messages to Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, the MP for Tooting in south London, over a four-day period between 29 August and 1 September 2024. White, 52, was arrested at his home in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, on 4 September last year. Police said the messages contained racial abuse and threats to kill Keir Starmer and cabinet ministers.
UK politics
UK politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Court finds Russia's Wagner mercenary group behind UK arson attackers

Two young ringleaders received lengthy prison sentences for Wagner Group-backed arson attacks and planning sustained terrorism and sabotage on UK soil.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Bristol suitcase murderer admits possessing indecent images of children

A convicted double murderer pleaded guilty to possessing thousands of indecent images of children and received a 16-month sentence concurrent with murder sentences.
US news
fromThe Mercury News
1 week ago

Palo Alto man avoids prison in gun case over Instagram video

Miguel Ochoa-Avalos received time served and three years' supervised release for being a felon in possession of a firearm after an Instagram video.
Law
fromNew York Post
1 week ago

NYS Trooper Thomas Mascia sentenced for shooting he faked to gain sympathy from love interest

A former state trooper who faked his own shooting received a six-month jail sentence after pleading guilty to misconduct and evidence tampering.
#ashling-murphy
fromIrish Independent
1 week ago
Miscellaneous

Five members of Ashling Murphy killer's family jailed for trying to cover up murder: 'They closed ranks to protect the animal they call their husband and brother'

fromIrish Independent
1 week ago
Miscellaneous

Five members of Ashling Murphy killer's family jailed for trying to cover up murder: 'They closed ranks to protect the animal they call their husband and brother'

UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Teenage boy who killed Harvey Willgoose during school lunch break named in court

Mohammed Umar Khan, 15, stabbed classmate Harvey Willgoose to death at school with a hunting knife and will receive a significant minimum prison term.
US news
fromBoston.com
1 week ago

Man sentenced to prison for kidnapping girl, throwing her off bridge in Worcester

Joshua Hubert received at least 28 years in prison for kidnapping, strangling, and throwing a 7-year-old girl off a bridge; the victim survived.
#child-sexual-abuse
fromIndependent
1 week ago
Miscellaneous

Man jailed for 18 years for raping young daughter and conducting 'prolonged, horrific attack' on ex-partner

fromIndependent
2 weeks ago
Mental health

Man convicted of sexually abusing his niece in the 1990s when she was a child jailed for three years

fromIndependent
1 week ago
Miscellaneous

Man jailed for 18 years for raping young daughter and conducting 'prolonged, horrific attack' on ex-partner

fromIndependent
2 weeks ago
Mental health

Man convicted of sexually abusing his niece in the 1990s when she was a child jailed for three years

Law
fromIndependent
1 week ago

Wicklow man branded a 'monster' with 'depraved perversions' jailed for indecent assault of young girl

Ambrose Doyle was sentenced to three years in prison for indecently assaulting a young girl in Bray over 30 years ago.
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 week ago

Tuk-tuk driver who stole 31,000 of fine wine from high-end London restaurants given two weeks to return stash

Outlining the facts of the case, prosecutor Matthew Jolliffe said the defendant entered Comptoir Cafe and Wine in Mayfair in the early hours of May 1 and made off with several bottles of wine valued at 6,000 and 200 cash from the till. On May 13, and June 8, he attended Oliveto and Olivo on Elizabeth Street in Belgravia and took multiple bottles of wine and cash.
UK news
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Man who plotted to murder Holly Willoughby loses appeal against prison sentence

Gavin Plumb received a life sentence with a 16-year minimum for plotting to kidnap, rape, and murder TV presenter Holly Willoughby.
US news
fromBoston.com
1 week ago

Rhode Island man accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges is sentenced to at least 5 years in prison

Nicholas Rossi, convicted of rapes in Utah, was sentenced to five years to life after being called a serial abuser and a flight risk.
#domestic-violence
fromIrish Independent
1 week ago
Miscellaneous

'If I wasn't found, I would have been dead on the side of the road' - woman stabbed 50 times by ex-partner 'still gets flashbacks' of attack

fromIndependent
2 weeks ago
Miscellaneous

Sentence too lenient for man who beat partner so badly he thought he had killed her, court told

fromIrish Independent
1 week ago
Miscellaneous

'If I wasn't found, I would have been dead on the side of the road' - woman stabbed 50 times by ex-partner 'still gets flashbacks' of attack

fromIndependent
2 weeks ago
Miscellaneous

Sentence too lenient for man who beat partner so badly he thought he had killed her, court told

UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Thousands of criminals could be released early under government sentencing reform, Tories say

Government sentencing review could shorten jail terms for over 2,000 prisoners convicted of rape, stalking and grooming under an earned progression release scheme.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
1 week ago

Speeding driver 'blinded by sunlight' who left musician with catastrophic injuries is jailed for six months

Mihail Trofim, who struck and left a musician with lifelong catastrophic injuries while he crossed homeward, received a six-month prison sentence.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
1 week ago

'He's not getting away with what he did' - Young man who stabbed ex-girlfriend 50 times jailed for 14 years

Josh O'Brien received a 14-year prison sentence for stabbing his ex-girlfriend Niamh Kelly about 50 times, leaving her with lifelong injuries.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago

Unlicenced, impaired driver gets 4-year sentence for fatal Etobicoke crash in 2023 | CBC News

Tara MacMunn was sentenced to four years in prison and barred from driving for eight years after causing a deadly, impaired collision.
#robbery
fromsilive
2 weeks ago
New York City

Violent convictions on Staten Island mark latest in 'botched' rollout of legal cannabis in New York: D.A.

fromsilive
2 weeks ago
New York City

Violent convictions on Staten Island mark latest in 'botched' rollout of legal cannabis in New York: D.A.

#manslaughter
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago
Miscellaneous

Tom Niland killers jailed for combined total of 43 years after 'cowardly attack' on 75-year-old retired farmer

fromIndependent
2 weeks ago
Miscellaneous

Tom Niland killers jailed for combined total of 43 years after 'cowardly attack' on 75-year-old retired farmer

Law
fromAbove the Law
2 weeks ago

Donna Adelson Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder Of Her Law Professor Ex-Son-In-Law - Above the Law

Donna Adelson was convicted and sentenced to life without parole plus 30 years for her role in the 2014 murder-for-hire of Daniel Markel.
US news
fromAdvocate.com
2 weeks ago

Breaking: Judge delays Ruby Corado's sentencing but orders U.S. Marshals to take her into custody

Ruby Corado, former Casa Ruby founder, was ordered into custody pending sentencing after pleading guilty to wire fraud for misusing pandemic relief funds.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

Inmate to serve extra six years for prison stabbing and separate city centre knife attack

Dean Teeling will serve an additional six-year sentence for a jailhouse stabbing at Mountjoy Prison and a separate city centre knife attack.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Man jailed for five years for Farage death threat

A migrant who threatened to kill Nigel Farage in a TikTok video after crossing the Channel has been convicted and jailed for five years.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Afghan man jailed for five years for TikTok threat to kill Nigel Farage

Fayaz Khan, an Afghan who arrived on a small boat, was jailed five years for a TikTok threat to kill Nigel Farage and illegal entry.
fromBBC News
2 weeks ago

Drug dealer who used 'mass marketing' phone tactics jailed - BBC News

Derbyshire Police said Diontai Simpson sent out "three to four messages per day" to prospective customers in Derby and Manchester. The 23-year-old, previously of Venwood Road in Prestwich, Manchester, admitted three counts of supplying cannabis, cocaine and heroin. He was sentenced at Derby Crown Court on Wednesday. Derbyshire Police said Simpson was arrested by officers who stopped a suspicious vehicle on Osmaston Road in Derby on 21 November last year. They found Class B drugs in the vehicle, and after searching an address, they discovered cannabis, cocaine, cash "and drug dealing paraphernalia such as weighing scales".
Cannabis
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

Man who reversed over child (3) in driveway leaving her with life-changing injuries avoids jail

Skowronski stopped the vehicle momentarily when he first struck the girl but then continued reversing his car The child sustained a severe acquired brain injury with all aspects of her daily life now impacted A man who left a child with life changing injuries after he drove over her while he was reversing into a driveway has been given a 12-month suspended sentence.
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UK news
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Moment police arrest prolific B&Q shoplifter who stole taps worth 16,000 across London stores

A prolific shoplifter targeting B&Q stores across London and the South East was sentenced to three years for multiple thefts and attempted thefts.
Information security
fromDataBreaches.Net
3 weeks ago

In a few days, the PowerSchool hacker will learn his sentence, and his life as he has known it will end. - DataBreaches.Net

A teenager using monikers hacked multiple organizations, pleaded guilty to cyber extortion and unauthorized access, and faces 84 months imprisonment plus over $14 million restitution.
#knife-crime
France news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Increase sentence for Gisele Pelicot rapist, prosecutor tells appeal court

A retrial prosecutor urged increasing Husamettin Dogan's sentence to 12 years, condemning his denial and calling for a change from rape culture to consent culture.
World news
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

Sabag Montiel sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempted assassination of Cristina Kirchner

Fernando Sabag Montiel received a consolidated 14-year prison term and Brenda Uliarte an eight-year term for the failed 2022 assassination attempt on Cristina Kirchner.
#cold-case
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago

Trespasser who caused rail rush-hour chaos jailed

A trespasser at Clapham Junction cut power, delayed or cancelled 38 trains for over 57 hours of cumulative delay and was jailed for eight weeks.
fromThe Mercury News
3 weeks ago

Concord man allegedly threatened to kill or deport girl for reporting rape

MARTINEZ - A Concord man in his late 30s has been sentenced to 13 years in state prison for raping a 13-year-old girl, a crime he allegedly tried to cover up by threatening to kill the victim or have her deported. Macario Cucul-Maaz, 39, pleaded no contest to a child rape charge and was sentenced in late June, court records show. He is currently housed at North Kern State Prison.
Law
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 weeks ago

Oakland: Scrappy' bragged about killing Mini Jug' before Bubba' and Frog' killed him, police say

The 2020 shooting death of 37-year-old Charles Scrappy King Jr. had gone unsolved for years, but in 2024 a man facing federal gun charges in Stockton agreed to tell police who had done it. It was Lil Bubba, the eyewitness told authorities, who'd shot a belligerent Scrappy as the victim was bragging about having killed Mini Jug in the same area weeks earlier, according to court records.
California
Law
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Mother jailed after drowning two-year-old daughter in pond near family home

A teaching assistant drowned her two-year-old daughter, pleaded manslaughter due to diminished responsibility, and was jailed for four years.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Hampshire mother jailed after drowning two-year-old during period of psychosis

A woman with postpartum psychosis drowned her two-year-old daughter, pleaded guilty to manslaughter due to diminished responsibility, and received a four-year prison sentence.
California
fromThe Mercury News
3 weeks ago

'Just blood everywhere': Hayward man gets 6 years for killing neighbor

Randall "Bubba" Stoops pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and received a six-year state prison sentence for stabbing neighbor Jose "Ox" Quevedo to death.
New York City
fromGothamist
4 weeks ago

Queens teen sentenced to 18 years for deadly crash of stolen car with owner on the hood

A 19-year-old who stole a car and crashed, causing the owner to suffer fatal brain injuries after an 11-month coma, received 18 years in prison.
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