Texas influencer sentenced to 10 years in prison for murder-for-hire plot
A woman who runs an online business in Dallas, Texas, was convicted of a murder plot and sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. Ashley Grayson, 35, runs an Internet-based business and gained notoriety for her online presence, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Tennessee. On her Instagram account, Grayson […]
Spencer Pearson shows scars from Madison Schemitz stabbing as he’s sentenced to life
The former star athlete who stabbed his ex-girlfriend and her mother to death in a parking lot in Florida last summer, before cutting his own throat, still bore the scars of a suicide attempt when he appeared in court for sentencing. Spencer Ross Pearson, 20, was sentenced to life in prison on Friday after pleading […]
Texas doctor who poisoned patients with tainted medical IV bags sentenced to 190 years
A Texas anesthesiologist convicted of injecting a heart-stopping poison into a patient's IV bag has been sentenced to 190 years in prison. Reynaldo Riviera Ortiz Jr., 60, once dubbed a “medical terrorist,” was charged with four counts of tampering with a consumer product causing serious injury, one count of tampering with a consumer product, and […]
Archegos’ Bill Hwang sentenced to 18 years for massive fraud
Disgraced investor Song Kook “Bill” Hwang was sentenced Wednesday to 18 years in prison for fraud and market manipulation in connection with the stunning collapse of Archegos Capital Management. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein announced the ruling in Manhattan federal court months after a jury convicted Huang in July of 10 criminal charges, including wire […]
Ex-middle school teacher sentenced to 30 years for illicit sex acts with underage student will serve only 12 months in jail
A former Maryland teacher was sentenced to 30 years in prison in June after pleading guilty to unlawful child sex crimes against students. However, she will only serve one year in prison after the judge suspended most of her sentence. On June 20, Melissa Marie Curtis pleaded guilty to three counts of third-degree sex offense […]
Disgraced NYC urologist Darius Paduch sentenced to life in prison for ‘perverse and pervasive’ sexual abuse of male patients — including minors
Serial sexual abuser and disgraced urologist Darius Paducci on Wednesday sexually assaulted male patients, including six minors, over a period of more than a decade at some of the city's most prestigious hospitals. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for his crimes. Paducci, 57, was charged with six counts of inducing a minor to engage […]
Susan Smith denied parole, Laken Riley killer sentenced to life
This is a special edition of the Fox News True Crime Newsletter. Relive the trial: The killer's mother, Susan Smith, was denied parole 30 years after drowning her son. Follow the FOX True Crime Team at X Susan Smith was found guilty of murdering her two sons, 3-year-old Michael Daniel Smith and 14-month-old Alexander Tyler […]
Ex-Maryland teacher sentenced to 30 years for having sex with student — but will only spend one year behind bars
A disgraced Maryland teacher who had sex with a teenage student nearly 20 times has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, but only one year for the crime. Melissa Marie Curtis, 32, was sentenced to 30 years in prison, with 12 months suspended, for having sex with a 14-year-old girl in 2015 while she […]
Hacker sentenced over bitcoin theft worth billions
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman spoke about the attorney general suing the SEC over cryptocurrency regulations, calls for a crackdown on Chinese connected cars, and a lawsuit against TikTok. hackers who helped launder the proceeds of bitcoin theft The former cryptocurrency exchange was sentenced to five years in prison for his involvement in the conspiracy. […]
Minnesota Man Sentenced for Helping Somali Pirates Hold U.S. Journalist Hostage
A Somalian from Minnesota has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for holding an American journalist hostage in Somalia for nearly three years. Abdi Yusuf Hassan was arrested in Minneapolis in 2019 after becoming a naturalized citizen of the United States. He was charged with kidnapping journalist Michael Scott Moore, who was held captive […]