Tag: sentenced
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Georgia mother sentenced to life for killing son Quinton Simon whose body was found in landfill
A Georgia woman who reported her 20-month-old son missing in 2022, setting off a large search until the boy’s remains were found in a landfill, was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for his killing. Leilani Simon was convicted of murder last month in Quinton Simon’s killing. She was sentenced in a Chatham County court…
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Archegos’ Bill Hwang sentenced to 18 years in prison for massive U.S. fraud
Former billionaire investor Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Wednesday over the collapse of Archegos Capital Management, which cost Wall Street banks more than $10 billion. Hwang was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in Manhattan, where a jury convicted Hwang in July on 10 criminal charges including wire fraud,…
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NYC urologist sentenced to life for sexual abuse of patients, including minors
A New York City urologist was handed a life sentence Wednesday after previously being convicted of the yearslong sexual abuse of patients, some of whom were minors. Darius Paduch, 57, of North Bergen, New Jersey, worked as a urologist at two prominent New York medical institutions. He was convicted in May of six counts of…
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Comedian from ‘Anchorman’ and ‘Mr. Show’ sentenced in Jan. 6 Capitol attack
WASHINGTON — A Hollywood actor who had supporting roles in “Anchorman,” “Mr. Show,” “Arrested Development” and “Bob’s Burgers” was sentenced to 12 months and a day in federal prison on Monday for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, his lawyer said. Jay Johnston was arrested in June 2023 and pleaded…
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OnlyFans user sentenced to five years in child abuse case
A man accused of selling sex videos of a 16-year-old Florida girl on the adults-only website OnlyFans pleaded no contest to child abuse. Ethan Diaz, 22, of New Jersey reached the plea agreement in a Florida court in September and was sentenced to five years in prison followed by five years of supervised probation, according…
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‘Penguin Bandit’ who robbed multiple Colorado banks sentenced to 13 years in prison
A man whom authorities named the “Penguin Bandit” was sentenced to more than 13 years in federal prison last week after robbing multiple banks in the Denver, Colorado area. Samuel Richard Ruthstrom, 42, made a plea agreement with federal prosecutors after robbing four banks and attempting to rob a fifth in a matter of a…
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Woman sentenced to life in deaths of 2 young kids found hanging in home’s basement
READING, Pa. — A Pennsylvania woman has been sentenced to two life terms without parole on murder convictions in the deaths of her two young children, who were found hanging in the basement of their home five years ago. Lisa Snyder, 41, was convicted last month of two counts of first-degree murder in the September…
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S.C. man sentenced to life in prison for murdering Black trans woman after historic verdict
A South Carolina man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for the murder of a Black transgender woman. A jury convicted Daqua Lameek Ritter, whom police say shot Dime Doe in August 2019, on all charges, including one hate crime count, one federal firearms count and one obstruction count. Ritter was the first person…
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Mexico ex-drug czar sentenced to more than 38 years in U.S. prison over cartel bribes
Genaro Garcia Luna, who for several years led Mexico’s fight against the country’s violent drug trade, was sentenced on Wednesday to more than 38 years in U.S. prison for accepting bribes from the cartels he was supposed to fight. U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan announced the sentence at a hearing in Brooklyn federal court. Prosecutors…
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Bailey Sharp, 23, was killed after plotting California man’s murder; co-conspirators sentenced to life, as seen on Dateline
For years, Jeff Sharp often relied on the same refrain when he came upon an addict. It usually involved an expletive and a blunt question: Why do you keep doing it? Back then, more than two decades ago, Sharp — a detective with the Seattle Police Department’s gang unit — was on a bike patrolling high-drug…