GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — The co-leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was sentenced Wednesday to 16 years in prison for conspiring to abduct the Democrat Read more
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Brittney Griner freed from Russian prison
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, American officials said. Read more
Ex-Theranos exec ‘Sunny’ Balwani sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A judge on Wednesday sentenced former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani to nearly 13 years in prison for his role in the company’s blood-testing hoax — Read more
Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to over 11 years in prison for Theranos crimes
Theranos founder and former chief executive Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced to 135 months, or over 11 years, in prison, putting an endpoint on the unraveling of a onetime vigorously hyped Read more
Parkland school shooter sentenced to life in prison without parole after emotional victims’ statements
Nikolas Cruz, 24, fatally shot 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida in 2018. #prison #florida #parkland #victims #nikolascruz #schoolshooter
The Parkland school shooter is set to be sentenced to life in prison today
The gunman who murdered 17 people in 2018 at a South Florida high school is expected to be sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole, bringing Read more
Britt Reid sentenced three years in prison for DWI accident, one less than prosecution recommended
Britt Reid was sentenced to three years in prison as part of a felony DWI plea deal despite a passionate argument from the mother of one of his young victims Read more
Steve Bannon sentenced to 4 months in prison for contempt of Congress
Former Donald Trump aide Steve Bannon was sentenced on Friday to four months in prison and fined $6,500 for contempt of Congress. Bannon was convicted in July on two charges Read more
Opinion: Wrongful convictions cost American taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars a year. Wrongdoing prosecutors must be held accountable.
Prosecutors announced earlier this week that they were dropping all charges against Adnan Syed, a few weeks after his murder conviction was thrown out by a judge. The news from Read more
Opinion: Imprisoned for life at 15, freed after 25 years and now in law school. Mercy for children who commit crimes benefits society and the economy.
This fall, Marshan Allen will attend Chicago-Kent College of Law on a full scholarship. But unlike most incoming law students, Marshan’s path to a legal career began when he was sentenced Read more
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