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Julian Assange released, sentenced to time served as part of US plea deal

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty on Wednesday and was sentenced to time served as part of an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to end his prison sentence. Assange, an Australian publisher, pleaded guilty Wednesday morning in federal court in Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory in the […]

Former Chicago Democrat Alderman Ed Burke Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Corruption

Former Chicago Councilman Ed Burke, once one of the city’s most powerful officials, was convicted of corruption charges in December and sentenced to two years in prison on Monday. Burke was arrested on federal fraud, bribery and extortion charges for allegedly using his powerful position at City Hall to secure lucrative contracts for his companies […]

NYC Gang Members Sentenced After Violent Clash With Rivals

Brooklyn US District Court handed down significant prison time Monday to the leaders of a gang following a violent clash with rivals, New York Post reported. Leaders of the Brooklyn-based Real Ryte street gang were sentenced to significant prison terms following a chaotic incident that resulted in an innocent bystander being shot. Semaj Smith, 30, received […]

US soldier sentenced to nearly 4 years in Russian prison on theft conviction

A US soldier pleaded guilty to theft and was sentenced to nearly four years in a Russian prison. A court in the eastern Russian city of Vladivostok sentenced Staff Sergeant Gordon Black, 34, to three years and nine months in prison for theft and making death threats, the Associated Press reported. Black was arrested in […]

Tourist sentenced to 7 days in jail over Yellowstone trespass

Yellowstone National Park recently announced that a tourist was sentenced to one week in jail for trespassing in a “dangerous” geothermal area. The national park, which is mostly located in Wyoming, published a Department of Justice (DOJ) press release regarding the ruling on June 13. Viktor Pysznik, of Lynnwood, Washington, was sentenced to seven days […]

Los Angeles woman sentenced in killing of two boys

A wealthy and powerful Los Angeles socialite was sentenced Monday to 15 years to life in prison for the deaths of two boys who were crossing the street with their mother and brother. Rebecca Grossman was convicted Second-degree murder Other charges stem from an accident on Sept. 29, 2020, that killed Jacob Iskander, 8, and […]