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#vehicular-manslaughter
fromNewsday
2 weeks ago
New York City

Brooklyn driver who killed a mother and two children is sentenced to 3 to 9 years in prison

fromGothamist
2 weeks ago
Brooklyn

Brooklyn driver sentenced to up to 9 years for crash that killed a mother and 2 daughters

New York City
fromBrooklyn Paper
2 weeks ago

Driver who killed mother, two children on Ocean Parkway sentenced to 3-9 years in prison * Brooklyn Paper

Driver who ran a red light with a suspended license received 3-9 years after pleading guilty to manslaughter for killing a mother and two children.
New York City
fromNew York Post
2 weeks ago

Deadly wigmaker's sweetheart deal proves even kid-killing is shrugged off by NYC judges

A reckless driver with a suspended license killed a mother and two children; the driver received a three- to nine-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to manslaughter.
fromNewsday
2 weeks ago
New York City

Brooklyn driver who killed a mother and two children is sentenced to 3 to 9 years in prison

fromGothamist
2 weeks ago
Brooklyn

Brooklyn driver sentenced to up to 9 years for crash that killed a mother and 2 daughters

fromBrooklyn Paper
2 weeks ago
New York City

Driver who killed mother, two children on Ocean Parkway sentenced to 3-9 years in prison * Brooklyn Paper

Boston
fromBoston.com
4 hours ago

Boston man convicted in 'vicious' attack on homeless woman

Anthony Dew was sentenced to seven-and-a-half to nine years in prison for assault, serious bodily injury, and strangulation in a 2024 attack on a homeless woman.
#sexual-assault
#murder
fromIndependent
1 day ago
Miscellaneous

Double murderer Ruth Lawrence used email address 'ruthofallevil' as she receives two life sentences

fromLGBTQ Nation
5 days ago
LGBT

He killed his male lover to keep their relationship a secret. Now he's paying the price. - LGBTQ Nation

fromIndependent
1 week ago
Miscellaneous

Billy Burns sentenced to life in prison for murder of his mother Miriam at her Co Kerry home three years ago

fromIndependent
1 day ago
Miscellaneous

Double murderer Ruth Lawrence used email address 'ruthofallevil' as she receives two life sentences

fromLGBTQ Nation
5 days ago
LGBT

He killed his male lover to keep their relationship a secret. Now he's paying the price. - LGBTQ Nation

fromIndependent
1 week ago
Miscellaneous

Billy Burns sentenced to life in prison for murder of his mother Miriam at her Co Kerry home three years ago

fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

Teenage asylum seekers jailed after horrific' rape of 15-year-old girl

No child should have to suffer the ordeal that she suffered. It's clear from the footage we have seen that no one can seriously entertain the thought that you believed she was consenting. This is a case where it was absolutely clear to both of you that you were taking a child away from her friends in the face of her vigorous protests to somewhere that could not be observed in order to commit this offence.
UK news
Soccer (FIFA)
fromESPN.com
1 day ago

Joey Barton given suspended sentence for offensive posts

Joey Barton received a six-month suspended sentence, 200 hours' unpaid work, costs and restraining orders for posting grossly offensive images and comments about TV pundits.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 day ago

Joey Barton gets suspended sentence over X posts

Speaking to the BBC after leaving the court, Barton said: "If I could turn back the clock I would. I never meant to hurt anyone. It was a joke that got out of hand." He added: "Nobody wants to go to jail."
Soccer (FIFA)
Law
fromKIRO 7 News Seattle
2 days ago

Tacoma woman sentenced to prison for bank fraud scheme

A Tacoma credit union employee stole account data from 23 customers, enabling a group to steal $345,014 and was sentenced to just over two years.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 days ago

Fairfield police resolve September high school shooting

Juvenile fired shots near Fairfield High; after surrender and investigation, the juvenile received 12 months, including six months in a juvenile facility and GPS supervision.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 days ago

Man involved in San Bruno assault sentenced, but will not go to prison

Water-pellet prank escalated into stabbing removing the victim's spleen; one attacker got five years, the other received credited time and parole.
California
fromwww.pressenterprise.com
3 days ago

Man who helped steal 85 koi from California restaurant's pond pleads guilty to grand theft

A man pleaded guilty to stealing roughly 85 koi from a restaurant pond; five were recovered, he received jail time, and the pond was restocked.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 days ago

Knifeman calmly walks out of tube station after stabbing two strangers

A man stabbed two strangers on a Kennington Underground platform, left calmly on footage, was convicted of grievous bodily harm and jailed for 11 years.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
5 days ago

Brave shopkeeper fights off knife-wielding robbers with milk crate

Two Milford Haven offenders were jailed after a knife-wielding attempted robbery was foiled when a shopkeeper defended himself with a plastic milk crate on CCTV.
#child-sexual-abuse
fromIndependent
5 days ago
Miscellaneous

Ex-navy officer jailed after being caught with thousands of child abuse images in undercover police sting

fromIndependent
1 week ago
Miscellaneous

Abuse survivors say former Willow Park teacher was 'one cog in a machine of abuse' as he faces sentencing

fromIndependent
5 days ago
Miscellaneous

Ex-navy officer jailed after being caught with thousands of child abuse images in undercover police sting

fromIndependent
1 week ago
Miscellaneous

Abuse survivors say former Willow Park teacher was 'one cog in a machine of abuse' as he faces sentencing

#ketamine
#murder-conviction
#domestic-violence
#police-corruption
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
1 week ago

Man who took part in 'reckless' feud-related drive-by shooting on house with children outside is jailed

Shane O'Donoghue, 26, jailed 10 years (two suspended) for a feud-related drive-by shooting at a home with children; also guilty of threats and damage.
Law
fromBoston.com
1 week ago

South Shore man sent to prison for pandemic swimming pool scam

Plymouth contractor Steven Docchio pleaded guilty to larceny for defrauding homeowners of more than $500,000 through uncompleted pool projects and false promises.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
1 week ago

Uninsured and unaccompanied learner driver who hit boy (8) and fled scene is jailed

Dennis Dunne, an uninsured 26-year-old on a provisional licence who took his mother's car without permission, struck an eight-year-old, causing serious injury and was jailed.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Woman jailed for harassing Rachel Reeves' sister

A woman was jailed for harassment after repeatedly contacting and threatening MP Ellie Reeves, causing significant fear, disruption, and a court-imposed restraining order.
US news
fromThe Mercury News
1 week ago

Oakland man settles rape case by pleading no contest to assault

Eric Conley pleaded to assault likely to produce great bodily injury; rape and other sexual charges were dropped for jail, probation, and ankle monitoring.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
1 week ago

Man who had his child in the car as he crashed into two garda cars during high speed chase is jailed

Dublin man drove 160km/h with his 13-year-old son onboard, collided with two garda cars during a pursuit and was jailed for two years nine months.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

'Satanist' actor jailed for extreme material

A self-proclaimed Satanist who claimed he made a pact with a "red-horned devil" has been jailed for 23 months after being found guilty of having extreme right-wing material on his phone. Declan Candiani, 26, was stopped by counter-terrorism police at Stansted Airport as he attempted to go on holiday on 13 August 2024. On seeing the contents of his phone, officers arrested him and searched the home he shares with his mother in Streatham, south London.
London
Toronto
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 week ago

Former Ontario teacher who sent nude images to students sentenced to 4 years | CBC News

A former Grade 8 teacher in Ontario was sentenced to four years for persuading students to exchange explicit selfies and committing multiple sexual offences against minors.
#shoplifting
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
1 week ago

Man who held teen 'hostage' by threatening to leak naked photos of her online after meeting on Roblox is jailed

A 24-year-old man who met a 15-year-old via Roblox blackmailed her with naked photos and received a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence.
#homicide
fromsfist.com
1 week ago
San Francisco

Killer of Visitacion Valley's 88-Year-Old Grandma Huang' Sentenced to Life In Prison

fromsfist.com
1 week ago
San Francisco

Killer of Visitacion Valley's 88-Year-Old Grandma Huang' Sentenced to Life In Prison

#dangerous-driving
Soccer (FIFA)
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Former Royal Marine pleads guilty to injuring 29 people at Liverpool FC parade

Paul Doyle pleaded guilty to deliberately driving into Liverpool FC parade crowds, injuring dozens including two infants; a custodial sentence is expected.
US news
fromBoston.com
1 week ago

Former Suffolk County corrections officer pleads guilty to wire fraud

A former Suffolk County corrections officer pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining approximately $54,700 in pandemic-era unemployment and PPP loan funds and faces severe federal penalties.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Emeryville pimp who tricked woman with modeling' job gets 6 years

A man who pimped a woman after luring her to the area with a modeling job was sentenced to six years in state prison, according to court records. Christopher Lee Card, 40, pleaded no contest to pimping the woman and was formally sentenced in October, court records show. Card was given about four years worth of credit for time he spent behind bars while the case was pending, including time credits for good behavior.
California
California
fromThe Mercury News
2 weeks ago

Care-home employee who left pitcher of cleaning fluid unattended, leading to deaths of two residents, sentenced to 40 days

A San Mateo assisted-living worker whose toxic cleaning fluid was mistaken for juice, killing two residents, was sentenced to 40 days jail and two years probation.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

San Leandro man gets 11 years in fatal crash where key witness was on meth

Ric Acosta pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to 11 years for the 2020 killing of bicyclist Mark Lee Moore.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

Man (25) jailed for six years after raping student (17) who was within sight of her house on walk home from party

A 25-year-old man was jailed for six years for raping, assaulting and falsely imprisoning a 17-year-old student during a 20-minute ordeal in West Cork.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago

Ontario trucker sentenced to more than 6 years for cocaine smuggling linked to Ryan Wedding | CBC News

Ranjit Singh Rowal received six years and two months in U.S. federal prison for attempting to smuggle cocaine into Canada for a transnational drug network.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

In hot water: Car thieves hide in hot tub after crime spree

Three men were jailed for a combined 30 years for vehicle thefts, burglaries and being found hiding in a hot tub and a trailer.
Canada news
fromBitcoin Magazine
2 weeks ago

13-Hour Home Invasion, Sexual Assault, And $1.6 Million Bitcoin Theft Results In 7-Year Sentence

A Hong Kong man received a seven-year Canadian prison sentence for participating in a violent home invasion that stole $1.6 million in Bitcoin.
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

'He lost the run of himself' - man jailed for going on rampage through Dublin Airport and causing 9,400 worth of damage after missing flight

Kaunietis was due to fly to Lithuania and was at the Ryanair gate at 7am but the gate was closed He smashed computers and glasses from a nearby bar and rolled a barrel table down a walkway A man who caused more than €9,400 worth of damage at Dublin Airport after he missed his flight has been jailed for one year. Lukas Kaunietis (29) pleaded guilty to three counts of criminal damage at Terminal One on March 17, 2025.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

Boxing coach who cable-tied, abducted and assaulted victim avoids custodial sentence

Wexford man pleaded guilty to what the circuit court judge described as a 'pretty horrendous crime'
Law
New York Islanders
fromStreetsblog
2 weeks ago

Republican Signs On To Super Speeder Bill, After Defending Reckless Driving - Streetsblog New York City

A Republican assembly member endorsed the Stop Super Speeders bill to require speed limiters for habitual speeders after a deadly crash and lenient sentencing.
World news
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

She set up three surfers visiting Mexico to be robbed, investigators say. All were found dead in a well.

A 23-year-old Mexican woman pleaded guilty and received a 20-year prison sentence for involvement in robbery and the deaths of three surfers in Baja California.
Toronto
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago

Toronto police officer who shot man twice in park in 2023 won't face jail time | CBC News

A Toronto police officer pleaded guilty to assault and careless use of a firearm for shooting a knife-carrying homeless man and received no jail time.
#manslaughter
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago
New York City

Ex-boyfriend of Irish woman Sarah McNally jailed for 24 years - 'I hope one day for forgiveness'

fromIndependent
2 weeks ago
New York City

Ex-boyfriend of Irish woman Sarah McNally jailed for 24 years - 'I hope one day for forgiveness'

UK news
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Shocking moment sly thieves make off with 2,000 haul in Square mile pub theft

Two men were jailed for 18 weeks after CCTV showed them stealing a bag containing £2,000 worth of items from a City of London pub.
Europe news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales jailed for 10 years over pro-Russia bribes

Nathan Gill was sentenced to 10 years and six months for accepting bribes to make pro-Russia statements in the European Parliament.
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

Pras Michel of the Fugees sentenced to 14 years over illegal campaign donations

Pras Michel was sentenced to 14 years for funneling millions in illegal foreign contributions to Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign.
Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Fugees rapper Pras sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama campaign

Prakazrel Pras Michel received a 14-year prison sentence for illegally funneling millions in foreign contributions to Obama's 2012 campaign.
US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

South Hayward gangster gets 23-year prison term in Operation Winter Storm'

Humberto Villegas accepted a 23-year sentence for three attempted-murder counts as part of an eight-year Operation Winter Storm gang prosecution.
US news
fromThe Mercury News
2 weeks ago

East Bay pimp allegedly used prostitutes to sell guns to criminals

Hayward man sentenced to five years for operating a gun trafficking ring that used women he pimped to buy guns for resale.
#sexual-abuse
New York City
fromNew York Daily News
2 weeks ago

Wigmaker Miriam Yarimi weeps as she's sentenced for crash killing Brooklyn mom, kids

Miriam Yarimi received a three-to-nine-year sentence after pleading guilty for a speeding crash that killed a Brooklyn mother and two young daughters.
Toronto
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago

Toronto woman who suffocated 2 sons gets life with no chance of parole for 18 years | CBC News

A Toronto woman suffocated her two young sons and was sentenced to life in prison with no parole eligibility for 18 years.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Daly City mother who helped hide son after alleged killing sentenced

Zaib Afridi received a three-year prison sentence for felony accessory to murder for helping her son hide after the September 2024 fatal shooting of Rolando Yanga.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Prosecutors demand life as ICC prepares to sentence Sudan axe murderer'

Former Janjaweed leader Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman, convicted of mass murders and rapes in Darfur, faces ICC sentencing with prosecutors seeking life imprisonment.
fromIndependent
3 weeks ago

'There are no paedophiles in heaven,' victim tells Pat Salmon (89) as he is sentenced for horrific abuse of young girl

'Self-proclaimed pillar of society' was heard complaining about conditions in cell before hearing Moments before the paedophile Pat Salmon learnt his fate for the horrific abuse of a five-year-old, he complained to his counsel about having had to sleep on the floor of his overcrowded cell the night before. Salmon (89), of Rookfield, Knock, Co Mayo, was remanded in custody last Thursday before the finalisation of his sentencing yesterday by Ms Justice Caroline Biggs at the Central Criminal Court.
Law
fromSan Jose Inside
3 weeks ago

Former CFO of Major Seafood Wholesaler Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for $9M Fraud

Antonietta Nguyen has been sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for her role in orchestrating multiple fraud schemes against ABS Seafood, Inc., a major seafood wholesaler in San Francisco where she had previously served as chief financial officer. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston sentenced Nguyen on Nov.14. She was convicted in June of 12 felony counts, following her arrest in June 2023.
Law
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago

Man jailed for killing boy, 16, in front of mother

Romario Gordon, 22, was part of a group armed with knives who were "effectively hunting as a pack" as they came for Camron Smith at his home in Croydon on 1 July 2021. Camron's mother Audrey Johnson tried to protect her son when they kicked down the door, and tried to take a knife from one of the attackers, the court heard.
UK news
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Shoplifter poses as wheelchair user to steal beer before assaulting security guard

A 19-year-old pretended to be a wheelchair user to steal beer, assaulted staff, was arrested, pleaded guilty, and sentenced to three years one month.
#art-theft
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Man jailed after stealing 270,000 Banksy print to pay off historic drug debt

A man stole a Banksy Girl With Balloon print to pay a historic drug debt and was jailed for 13 months.
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