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Meta spokesman gets 6-year prison sentence by Russian court after being convicted in absentia

A Russian court on Monday convicted Mehta’s spokesperson of justifying terrorism and sentenced him to six years in prison in a speedy trial in absentia, Russian independent news site Mediazona reported. He was sentenced to prison. The newspaper said the accusations against Metacommunications director Andy Stone stem from comments he made after Moscow’s full-scale invasion […]

Judge Hands Down Sentence To Ex-Marine Who Firebombed Planned Parenthood Clinic

A 24-year-old ex-marine who firebombed a Planned Parenthood clinic was sentenced Monday to nine years in jail and ordered to pay $1,000 in restitution, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. Chance Brannon, the ex-marine who was arrested in June 2023 following the firebombing of the clinic, also planned to attack an Orange County power grid […]

Sam Bankman-Fried appeals FTX fraud conviction, 25-year sentence

Sam Bankman Freed, who faces the prospect of spending much of his adult life in prison, on Thursday announced that he had withdrawn $8 billion from customers of FTX, the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange he founded. He appealed his conviction and 25-year prison sentence for stealing dollars. Defense attorney Mark Mukasey announced at Bankman Fried’s sentencing […]

Sam Bankman-Fried files to appeal conviction and sentence – Cointelegraph

Attorneys representing Sam “SBF” Bankman Fried have filed papers appealing the former FTX CEO’s conviction and sentence. In an April 11 notice filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, attorney Alexandra Shapiro said: Said Mr. Bankman Freed was convicted by a jury of seven felonies and sentenced to 25 […]