Disgraced NYC financier accused of preying on teen girls — including 14-year-old he raped — faces 16 years in prison
A disgraced Manhattan financier who preyed on teenage girls on social media (he raped a 14-year-old girl and gave her drugs until she overdosed) took a plea deal Tuesday and will serve 16 years in prison. Prosecutors announced that he will be imprisoned. Michael Olson, 56, with a white beard and a tan prison-issue sweater, […]
California felon Markham David Bond granted ‘compassionate release’ after 26 years in jail is sent back to prison for same crime
A convicted bank robber who was released early from federal prison through a “compassionate release” program returns to the robbers for the same crime he was originally sent for. Markham David Bond was found guilty Thursday by a federal jury in Los Angeles of one count of obstruction of commerce by robbery, one count of […]
California birth tourism operator gets three years in prison
A Southern California man has been charged with running a “birth tourism” scheme in which wealthy pregnant Chinese women paid thousands of dollars to travel to the United States and give birth, allowing their infants to obtain U.S. citizenship, authorities said. He was sentenced to more than three years in prison. said Monday. A federal […]
Governor Frees Convicted Murderer From Prison After 25 Years Because Apparently Kim Kardashian Asked Him To
Democratic New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy was reportedly influenced by Kim Kardashian in a case involving the release of convicted murderer Dawn Jackson. Jackson is serving a 25-year sentence for stabbing his step-grandfather to death in 1999. According to TMZ. She claimed that he had sexually abused her since childhood, but her allegations were never […]
The remaining Bali Nine have returned to Australia after nearly 20 years in an Indonesian prison – why now? | Tim Lindsey for the Conversation
aAfter weeks of intrigue over a potential deal, the remaining members of the Bali Nine have been released from an Indonesian prison and returned to Australia. Five Australians are serving nearly 20 years to life in prison for their involvement in drug smuggling operations. The legal basis for their return is not yet clear, as […]
Texas man sentenced to 100 years in prison for 2020 shootings that killed 1, wounded others in Nevada, Arizona
A Las Vegas judge has sentenced a Texas man to 100 years in prison for killing a man in Nevada and exchanging gunfire with police in Arizona during a 2020 Thanksgiving Day shooting rampage in two states. handed down a judgment. Christopher McDonnell, 32, of Tyler, Texas, pleaded guilty in October to more than 20 […]
American freed from Syrian prison after Assad’s overthrow taken out of country by US military
Americans released this week He was held in a Syrian prison for seven months before being flown out of the country on a U.S. military helicopter, according to a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity. Travis Timmerman, one of thousands of prisoners freed by the rebels who overthrew former President Bashar al-Assad last […]
Steve Bannon speaks out after prison sentence: “political prisoner”
Longtime Donald Trump ally Steve Bannon was released from prison early Tuesday, after serving a four-month sentence for … source
Jan. 6 rioter who tried to join Russian Army sentenced to prison for defying probation
A military veteran was sentenced Friday to six months in prison for violating his probation, months after being charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, Associated Press reported. Kevin Loftus, 56, was about to leave the country and join the Russian military in the nearly three-year war against Ukraine. Loftus was arrested in Iowa […]
New Yorker turned ISIS recruiter — nicknamed ‘Umm Nuteella’ — faces 70 years in prison after judge tosses ‘shockingly low’ sentence
A New Yorker-turned-ISIS recruit known by the nickname “Umm Nutela” has been sentenced to up to 70 years after an appeals court overturns her initial “stunningly low” 48-month prison sentence for inciting a terrorist organization. may be sentenced to imprisonment. While out on supervised release after being released from confinement, Shinmya Caesar, 29, continued to […]