K-9 killed by MS-13 gang members while protecting officer during Virginia prison assault
A K-9 was stabbed to death by members of the MS-13 gang while heroically protecting a correctional officer and another inmate during an attack at a Virginia prison, officials said. Three inmates affiliated with the MS-13 gang at Sussex First State Prison violently attacked a fellow inmate in an apartment complex Tuesday while a fourth […]
DOJ demands prison time for Ashley Biden diary thief
The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a New York district judge to sentence a woman who stole the diary of her eldest daughter Ashley Biden to four to 10 months in prison for the crime. Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York originally sought a sentence of six months […]
Michael Avenatti tweets support for Trump’s free speech after gag order from federal prison
Michael Avenatti on Tuesday expressed support for former President Donald Trump’s First Amendment rights in a message posted to the now-incarcerated lawyer’s X account. “When it comes to the First Amendment, don’t be a hypocrite,” the disgraced lawyer wrote. Michael Avenatti was sentenced to 14 years in prison in 2022 after being convicted of financial […]
New York state prison inmates sue to watch solar eclipse
Several inmates at a New York state prison are suing the Department of Corrections, alleging that their right to practice their religion was violated over a decision to lock down the facility during next week’s total solar eclipse. The lawsuit was filed in federal court by six inmates at the Woodbourne Correctional Facility in Woodbourne, […]
Florida man given 14-month prison sentence for threatening to kill Chief Justice John Roberts
A man in Florida who threatened to kill Chief Supreme Court Justice John Roberts was sentenced to 14 months in prison on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard sentenced Neal Brij Sidhwaney after he pleaded guilty to one count of making an interstate threat to injure back in December. Sidhwaney left an “expletive-laden” and […]
Belarus arrests well-known activist on charges punishable by up to 4 years in prison, group says
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) – Belarusian authorities have arrested a prominent activist on a charge of up to four years in prison, the country’s oldest rights group said Tuesday, in what appears to be the latest in a years-long crackdown on dissent. According to the Viasna Center for Human Rights, Dozmitry Kuchuk of the Green Party, […]
Virginia Democrat slams proposal to name airport after Trump: ‘I’d suggest they find a federal prison’
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) on Tuesday criticized a recently introduced Republican bill that would rename Washington Dulles International Airport after former President Trump. “Donald Trump faces 91 felonies,” Connolly, whose district includes parts of Dulles, said in a statement. “I would suggest that if Republicans want to name a federal prison after him, they find […]
Federal Appeals Court Deals Legal Blow To Trump Aide Currently Facing Prison Sentence
A federal appeals court on Monday dealt former Trump administration official Peter Navarro another legal blow, siding with the judge who threatened him with contempt of court. Mr. Navarro recently began serving a four-month prison sentence. was convicted of a crime He was charged in September with contempt of Congress for failing to comply with […]
Alex Murdaugh sentenced to 40 years in prison for stealing from clients, his law firm
Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh was sentenced Monday morning to 40 years in prison for numerous financial crimes to which he pleaded guilty last year. The disgraced former lawyer was already sentenced to two life sentences last year for the shocking murders of his wife and 22-year-old son in one of the most high-profile trials in […]
Sam Bankman-Fried speaks out for first time after 25-year prison sentence
Disgraced former crypto tycoon Sam Bankman Freed, sentenced to 25 years in prison for leading a massive fraud, says in his first interview from prison that he broke the law. He claimed that he did not believe that, but admitted that there was no violation of the law. “I had no idea that what I […]