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Judge cites error, will reopen sentencing hearing for man who attacked Paul Pelosi

A federal judge will resume the sentencing hearing for the man who broke into Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home and beat her husband with a hammer after the judge wouldn’t allow him to speak during a court appearance last week. On Friday, District Judge Jacqueline Scott Coley sentenced David DePaap to 20 years in prison […]

British billionaire Joe Lewis gets no prison time at sentencing for insider trading

NEW YORK (AP) – Joe Louis, the British billionaire whose family trust owns Tottenham Hotspur soccer club, has no intention of going to prison after pleading guilty to insider trading and conspiracy charges in New York. No, a federal judge announced Thursday. In sentencing Lewis to three years’ probation and a $5 million fine rather […]

Judge Schedules Sentencing for Movie Armorer in Fatal Shooting by Alec Baldwin

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A judge has ruled against a film armorer convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of Alec Baldwin’s cinematographer on the set of the western movie “The Last.” is scheduled to be sentenced next month, court records showed Wednesday. Armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reid was found guilty by a jury last week […]

New Hampshire Republicans Pass Mandatory Sentencing for Fentanyl Traffickers

New Hampshire Democrats are trying to block Republicans from cracking down on fentanyl traffickers, but one state senator says a “tough on crime” approach won’t work. The N.H. Senate voted Thursday along party lines to: pass a bill Anyone convicted of bringing any amount of fentanyl into the state with intent to distribute faces a […]

Binance Must Pay $4.3 Billion In Federal Case as CZ Awaits Sentencing – Decrypt

A federal judge settled the case by accepting a guilty plea from cryptocurrency exchange Binance and a $4.3 billion fine and penalty. This is the largest verdict in federal financial prosecution history. Late Friday, Federal Judge Richard Jones approved the deal. The transaction includes a $1.8 million criminal fine and a forfeiture of $2.5 million […]