Ex-diversity manager Facebook, Nike sentenced for stealing $5M
A former diversity program manager at Facebook and Nike who stole more than $5 million from the giant companies to fund a “luxury lifestyle” was sentenced Monday to five years in prison and ordered to repay the large sum. Barbara Farlow Smiles, 38, organized fake business meetings, invoices, Juneteenth celebrations and other events to line […]
More Pro-Life Activists Sentenced For 2020 D.C. Abortion Clinic Protest
Seven pro-life activists were sentenced to federal prison terms on Tuesday and Wednesday for protesting in 2020 at the Washington Surgical Clinic in Washington, D.C., which is notorious for late-term abortions. President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed charges against nine pro-life activists who participated in the protests under the Freedom of Admissions […]
Pro-life activist sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison in ‘shocking’ outcome: ‘Not the America I know’
Two pro-life activists were sentenced Tuesday to years on charges of conspiracy against rights and violations of the Freedom of Clinic Entry Act (FACE Act) stemming from a 2020 “rescue operation” at a Washington, D.C.-based abortion clinic. was sentenced to imprisonment. . Lauren Handy, 30, was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison […]
Former Gambian interior minister sentenced for crimes against humanity
Switzerland’s highest criminal court has convicted former Gambian interior minister Ousmane Sonko of crimes against humanity. Sonko was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the crackdown under former dictator Yahya Jammeh. Sonko, who was in prison from 2006 to 2016, was accused of murder, torture and false imprisonment. Switzerland’s highest criminal […]
Pro-Life Activist Lauren Handy Sentenced to Nearly 5 Years in Prison
Pro-life activist Lauren Handy was sentenced Tuesday to four years and nine months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for attempting to prevent abortions by blocking the entrance to a Washington, D.C., abortion clinic in 2020. received the verdict. Handy, 30, was found guilty by a D.C. federal jury last year, along […]
Ex-DEI Manager At Facebook And Nike Sentenced For Multi-Million Dollar Fraud
A photo taken on May 14, 2012 in Paris shows an illustration made of figurines placed in front of Facebook’s homepage (Photo by Joël SAGET/AFP) (Photo credit goes to JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images) OAN’s Avril Elfie1:19pm – Tuesday, May 14, 2024 A former diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) manager for Facebook and Nike has […]
Software Engineer Sentenced to 10 Years for Building So-Called ‘Ghost Guns’
Dexter Taylor, a Brooklyn resident and software engineer, was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for charges related to firearms made from a “ghost gun kit.” according to to NBC New York. In April, Taylor was found guilty on 13 charges, all related to firearms he made or fabricated as a hobbyist gunsmith. Brooklyn […]
‘Excessive Greed’: Former DEI Manager At Facebook Sentenced For $5 Million Fraud
A former diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) manager at Facebook and Nike will serve 63 months in prison and three years of supervised release as part of his sentencing for more than $5 million in wire fraud, federal prosecutors announced Monday. Barbara Farlow Smiles, 38, of Marietta, Georgia, reportedly ran an “elaborate scheme involving fraudulent […]
California Man Sentenced For Possessing, Intending To Distribute Over 400 Grams Of Fentanyl
Federal prosecutors announced Monday that a California man was sentenced to 121 months in prison for possessing and attempting to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl. Philip A. Talbert, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, said Alden Nunez-Rosales, 27, of Fresno, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to drug charges in February, […]
Florida Man Sentenced For Helping Firebomb Planned Parenthood
A Florida man will serve 42 months in federal prison after being sentenced Monday for helping make Molotov cocktails with two men who incendiary bombed an Orange County family planning clinic, federal prosecutors said Monday. Announced. Xavier Batten, 21, of Brooksville, will also pay $1,000 in restitution and will spend the first three years of […]