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First-ever Anti-Doping Act conviction nets TX therapist 3 month prison sentence

The first person charged with violating a 2020 law banning conspiracy to corrupt international sporting events using performance-enhancing drugs has been sentenced to three months in prison. Federal prosecutors are using the Rodchenkov anti-doping law to use Texas-based therapist Eric Lira to drug two Nigerian athletes who were regulars on NCAA, Olympic and world championship […]

Ohio mom facing life in prison after fatally leaving child alone for vacation

An Ohio mother who put her 16-month-old daughter in a playpen and left her home alone for 10 days while on vacation last summer pleaded guilty Thursday to aggravated murder. Christel Candelario, 32, also pleaded guilty to child endangerment as part of a plea deal with Cuyahoga County prosecutors, and prosecutors agreed to dismiss two […]

Drunk driver who killed NYPD detective sentenced to over 20 years in prison

A woman who drove drunk and speeded through an NYPD barricade, hitting and killing an NYPD detective, was sentenced Wednesday to more than 20 years in prison. A jury found Jessica Beauvais, 35, of Hempstead, guilty in October of charges including aggravated manslaughter. She was arrested in April 2021 following the death of 43-year-old Anastasios […]

11 busted in probe of drones trying to deliver drug to federal prison

Drugs and drones could land this group of alleged dealers behind bars. Last year, authorities in West Virginia launched a major investigation into a drone attempt to drop drugs at a federal prison, arresting 11 suspects, including one minor. Federal Correctional Facility in Welch, West Virginia. bop government The drug bust reportedly occurred in November […]