Tag: prison
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Georgia woman convicted of killing her toddler and dumping his body in trash bin is sentenced to life in prison
A Georgia woman convicted of killing her 20-month-old son and dumping his body in a trash bin was sentenced Thursday to life in prison. Leilani Simon was spared the maximum punishment of life without a chance of parole. Her sentencing hearing in Chatham County Superior Court came a month after a trial jury found Simon…
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Laken Riley’s killer Jose Ibarra sentenced to life in prison without parole
Laken Riley’s killer Jose Ibarra sentenced to life in prison without parole – CBS News Watch CBS News The Georgia judge who convicted Jose Ibarra for charges related to the death of nursing student Laken Riley sentenced the undocumented immigrant to life in prison without the possibility of parole. CBS News’ Manuel Bojorquez reports and…
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Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison
Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison – CBS News Watch CBS News A judge on Tuesday sentenced former Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira to 15 years in prison for leaking classified Pentagon documents on social media. The 22-year-old pleaded guilty to six counts of violating the Espionage Act in…
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Could prison companies get a boost from Trump’s immigration policies?
The Trump administration could be a boon for business for private prison companies in the U.S. if the president-elect delivers on his promise to crack down on illegal immigration. CoreCivic and Geo Group, the two biggest private prison operators in the U.S., both contract with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to house detained,…
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Could prison companies get a boost from Trump’s immigration policies?
The Trump administration could be a boon for business for private prison companies in the U.S. if the president-elect delivers on his promise to crack down on illegal immigration. CoreCivic and Geo Group, the two biggest private prison operators in the U.S., both contract with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to house detained,…
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Man who killed, dismembered woman after watching crime show “Dexter” gets life in prison, prosecutors say
A New York man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for a scheme that involved killing and dismembering a woman after fraudulently taking out a life insurance policy in her name to collect the benefits, federal prosecutors said. Cory Martin watched crime shows including “Dexter” and “The First 48” for tips on how to get away…
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Florida’s convicted killer clown released from prison for the murder of her husband’s then-wife
Woman in Florida killer clown case released from prison Woman in Florida killer clown case released from prison 00:32 A woman who pleaded guilty to dressing as a clown and in 1990 murdering the wife of a man she later married was released from prison Saturday, ending a case that has been strange even by…
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Florida’s convicted killer clown released from prison for the murder of her husband’s then-wife
A woman who pleaded guilty to dressing as a clown and in 1990 murdering the wife of a man she later married was released from prison Saturday, ending a case that has been strange even by Florida standards. Sheila Keen-Warren, 61, was released 18 months after she pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the shooting…
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Russia sentences former U.S. Consulate worker convicted of “gathering information” on Ukraine war to prison
Moscow — A court in Russia’s far-eastern city of Vladivostok on Friday convicted a former U.S. Consulate worker charged with cooperating with a foreign state and sentenced him to four years and 10 months in prison. Robert Shonov, a Russian citizen and former employee of the U.S. Consulate in Vladivostok, was arrested in May 2023.…
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Indiana man gets life in prison for 1975 killing of teen who “fought for her life”
An Indiana man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 1975 killing of a 17-year-old girl who was found dead in a river after she failed to return home from her job at a church camp. A Noble County judge sentenced Fred Bandy Jr., 69, on Tuesday to a life term with the…