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Philadelphia influencer ‘Meatball’ avoids jail after she livestreamed looting mayhem

A Philadelphia influencer known as “Meatball” was arrested but avoided jail time for livestreaming footage of violent looters attacking several stores in the city during protests last September. The 22-year-old influencer, whose real name is Daisia ​​Blackwell, was placed on five years’ probation on Thursday and ordered to perform 150 hours of community service. Blackwell […]

Sanctuary County Nixed 20-Year Jail Sentence For Illegal Immigrant Drug Dealer, Released Him Despite Detainer

Maryland law enforcement officials suspended a prison sentence for an illegal immigrant convicted of drug distribution and then ignored a detainer request for him, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). ICE agents apprehended Nahun Ventura Ortiz-Isaguriz, a twice-deported Honduran national living in the U.S. unlawfully, the agency announced in a press release on Thursday. […]

NY jail workers and officers pocketed bribes to sneak weed to inmates: prosecutors

Westchester County Jail officials, including current and former corrections officers, have been indicted on bribery charges in a long-running contraband scam, prosecutors announced Thursday. Two prison guards, a former corrections officer and two prison commissary employees have been indicted on charges they allegedly sneaked marijuana and other contraband to inmates and pocketed thousands of dollars […]

Tourist sentenced to 7 days in jail over Yellowstone trespass

Yellowstone National Park recently announced that a tourist was sentenced to one week in jail for trespassing in a “dangerous” geothermal area. The national park, which is mostly located in Wyoming, published a Department of Justice (DOJ) press release regarding the ruling on June 13. Viktor Pysznik, of Lynnwood, Washington, was sentenced to seven days […]

Trump ally Steve Bannon files emergency motion to avoid jail time

Steve Bannon’s lawyer Emergency Motion The move was made on Tuesday to stave off jail time as President Trump’s former chief White House strategist seeks to appeal his conviction for ignoring a subpoena from a congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Bannon’s lawyer, R. Trent McCotter, filed papers in the […]