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fromFortune
2 hours ago

Colorado funeral home co-owner who hid nearly 200 bodies and gave families fake ashes seeks leniency at sentencing | Fortune

A Colorado funeral home owner pleaded guilty to defrauding families of over $130,000 and the federal government of nearly $900,000 by taking payment for services never rendered and providing concrete-filled urns instead of cremated remains.
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2 hours ago

Man who said Trump should 'kill trans people' sentenced in anti-trans hate crime

Prosecutors said Karlow shouted insults and called her a "drag queen" before punching her in the mouth when she attempted to record the harassment. Witnesses said multiple attackers then punched and kicked her while shouting anti-transgender slurs. Holcepl suffered broken teeth, facial injuries, and a brain bleed before escaping to a restaurant for help.
LGBT
fromIndependent
3 hours ago

'Ten years, what justice is that?' - man who killed Jordan Ronan (20) after victim stole from van jailed

A man with previous convictions for knife crime, who killed a 20-year-old outside his home after that person stole from the defendant's unlocked van in the early hours of the morning, has been jailed for nine years.
London politics
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 days ago

Lorry carrying 40k of stolen tyres smashes into police during motorway chase

Two men were jailed for stealing over 40,000 pounds worth of tyres and leading police on a high-speed motorway chase that endangered officers.
#dangerous-driving
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 days ago

Man drove for miles along M1 motorway after car lost wheel in crash

A 20-year-old man was sentenced to 22 months in prison and disqualified from driving for over four years after driving on the M1 motorway for several miles with a missing wheel while under the influence of drugs.
London politics
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 week ago

Van driver jailed for killing 'amazing' university student in The Strand 'pedal confusion' crash

A van driver was sentenced to eight years in prison for causing death by dangerous driving after crashing into a pedestrianised area and killing a King's College London student sitting on a bench.
#human-trafficking
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Woman kept in Dickensian' servitude for 25 years speaks out as abuser jailed

A woman held captive and forced to work for 25 years by Amanda Wixon was freed; Wixon received a 13-year prison sentence for severe abuse including beatings, chemical assault, and forced labor.
SF parents
fromABC7 San Francisco
4 days ago

Los Gatos party mom case: Judge rules aggravating factors could lead to maximum penalty

A Santa Clara County judge ruled that aggravating factors support maximum penalties for Shannon O'Connor's multiple charges involving child endangerment and facilitating illegal sexual acts between minors.
NYC politics
fromNew York Post
4 days ago

NY's top judge sparks outrage with wild suggestion to go easy when sentencing criminals

New York's Chief Judge Rowan Wilson faced ethics complaints after publicly urging judges to impose lenient sentences and encouraging voters to remove judges who impose lengthy prison terms.
#violent-crime
fromIndependent
5 days ago
UK news

Man jailed for Christmas Eve home invasion where he beat woman and stabbed partner defending her and children

fromIndependent
5 days ago
UK news

Man jailed for Christmas Eve home invasion where he beat woman and stabbed partner defending her and children

#domestic-violence
fromIndependent
1 month ago
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Man (53) who filmed himself setting his wife alight with barbecue fuel jailed for five years

fromIndependent
1 month ago
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Man (53) who filmed himself setting his wife alight with barbecue fuel jailed for five years

#hit-and-run
London politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Rapper Ghetts jailed for 12 years after killing student in hit-and-run

Rapper Ghetts received a 12-year prison sentence for killing a 20-year-old student in a hit-and-run while speeding and over the drink-drive limit in north-east London.
Law
fromSFGATE
5 days ago

Bay Area man sentenced for role in Ponzi scheme that netted nearly $1 billion

A Lafayette attorney received 11+ years in prison for legitimizing a massive solar investment fraud scheme that defrauded hundreds of millions of dollars.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
6 days ago

Man avoids prison despite being caught with more AI child sex images

A sex offender received an additional community order for possessing AI-generated child sexual abuse images after narrowly avoiding prison on his suspended sentence.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
6 days ago

The boat was named The Getaway, but the thief didn't | CBC News

A Toronto man stole a fishing boat named The Getaway to flee organized crime threats, was caught drifting 300 kilometres offshore, and received an eight-month sentence.
Law
fromwww.housingwire.com
6 days ago

Alexander brothers found guilty of sex trafficking

Three brothers convicted of sex trafficking and sexual assault face sentencing in August after prosecutors presented testimony from over 60 accusers alleging they exploited luxury access to facilitate assaults.
US news
fromHoodline
1 week ago

Long Island Man Charged in Federal Sex Trafficking Case

A Long Island man was charged with sex trafficking, enticing, and exploiting a minor in federal court in Brooklyn on March 6, 2026.
London politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

Drug dealer points loaded gun at police officer during chase

Drug dealer Jay Conway received a 14-year prison sentence for pointing a loaded 9mm pistol at police officers and a member of the public while evading capture in Salford.
#drug-trafficking
fromIndependent
1 week ago
London politics

Gardener who told gardai he was in fear when he agreed to hold nearly 90,000 of drugs jailed

fromIndependent
1 week ago
London politics

Gardener who told gardai he was in fear when he agreed to hold nearly 90,000 of drugs jailed

US politics
fromFortune
1 week ago

TikTok arsonist in Wisconsin gets 7 years in prison after his fiery fury over the idea of losing his social media fix | Fortune

A Wisconsin man was sentenced to seven years in prison for attempting to set fire to a Republican congressman's office in protest of legislation requiring TikTok's sale.
fromGay City News
1 week ago

Queens man sentenced for killing partner, assaulting cops in 2020 arson case

Mrkulic and Rodriguez had returned to the Harlem apartment after an evening out on May 15, 2020. Hours later, early in the morning on May 16, Mrkulic stabbed Rodriguez, leaving more than 120 slash and stab wounds, before setting the apartment on fire in the kitchen and the bedroom.
NYC LGBT
California
fromThe Mercury News
1 week ago

Man sentenced 50 years to life in prison in Bay Area shopping center shooting

A Santa Rosa man received a 50 years to life sentence for firing an assault rifle at a shopping center in 2024, with no victims struck due to weapon malfunction.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Man got caught in Oakland undercover pimp sting while out of jail in pending gun case, feds say

In the undercover sting, the undercover officer told Raybon, her previous pimp had beaten her and not paid her properly, to which (Raybon) explained he would treat her well, pay her well, set up photo shoots and help her build a regular clientele, and ensure she could make about $2000.00 a night, Assistant U.S. Attorney Ivana Djak said in court filings.
US news
fromIndependent
1 week ago

Man who killed Dubliner in one-punch St Patrick's Day assault in Boston is jailed

A man who killed an Irishman in a one punch attack in Boston on St Patrick's Day has been sentenced to a minimum of three years and maximum of six years after being convicted of manslaughter.
Boston food
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

British rapper Ghetts jailed for 12 years for causing death of student in hit and run

Rapper Ghetts received a 12-year prison sentence for killing a 20-year-old student in a hit-and-run while speeding and over the drink-drive limit.
Boston food
fromBoston.com
1 week ago

Quincy man sentenced in fatal St. Patrick's Day assault in downtown Boston

A Quincy man was sentenced to three to six years in prison for fatally beating a Woburn man on St. Patrick's Day 2023 in downtown Boston.
SF real estate
fromLos Angeles Times
5 years ago

Developer sentenced in college admissions scandal lists Beverly Hills homes for $34 million

Robert Flaxman, a real estate developer convicted in the college admissions scandal, is selling two neighboring Beverly Hills homes for a combined $34 million.
#sexual-abuse
fromIndependent
3 months ago
Miscellaneous

Serial rapist branded 'danger to society' as he's jailed for 'campaign of abuse' against half brother and two girls he babysat

fromIndependent
3 months ago
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Serial rapist branded 'danger to society' as he's jailed for 'campaign of abuse' against half brother and two girls he babysat

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

Man sobs in chilling 999 call moments after shaking girlfriend's baby to death

Thomas Morgan, 29, was sentenced to 19 years in prison for murdering his girlfriend's five-month-old son Jensen-Lee Dougal by shaking him to death in March 2024.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

3 members of SoCal jewelry heist crew that tunneled through wall are sentenced

Three members of a sophisticated burglary crew received four to four-and-a-half year sentences for a multimillion-dollar jewelry heist in Simi Valley involving rooftop entry, surveillance camera disabling, and safe drilling.
#voluntary-manslaughter
Soccer (FIFA)
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Outrage in Austria after man ordered to pay female footballers 625 each for secretly filming dressing room

A man received a seven-month suspended sentence and fine for secretly recording female football players in changing rooms, showers, and gym facilities, with victims and prosecutors questioning whether the punishment adequately deters such crimes.
California
fromwww.thereporter.com
3 weeks ago

Jury convicts Bay Area man of stalking police officer

Harlen West, convicted of stalking a Dixon police officer, will seek release on bail pending March sentencing after being returned to jail post-verdict.
#child-sexual-abuse
fromIndependent
3 weeks ago
Miscellaneous

'I was only a baby and you took my life away' - Man who abused his five children and locked them away for days without food jailed for 20 years

fromIndependent
3 weeks ago
Miscellaneous

'I was only a baby and you took my life away' - Man who abused his five children and locked them away for days without food jailed for 20 years

#animal-cruelty
fromThe Mercury News
3 weeks ago

Hayward: Rapper sentenced to four years for robbery over rejected sexual advances

Kwame Walker, 25, pleaded no contest to second degree robbery and was sentenced on Jan. 6, court records show. He was transferred to state prison a month later, and was given 115 days worth of credit for time spent in jail, court records show. Walker is a local rapper who uses the stage name Kwame Kayda and is also the CEO of an entertainment company known as Cold Hearted Entertainment, according to authorities.
California
fromESPN.com
3 weeks ago

Moroccan court sentences 19 fans to jail for AFCON hooliganism

After a hearing that lasted more than five hours, the presiding judge ruled that the fans -- 18 Senegalese and a French national -- were guilty of more than half a dozen charges, including damaging sporting facilities and committing violence during a sporting event. Eleven people were sentenced to one year in prison and handed a $550 fine. Four were sentenced to six months and given a $218 fine. The remaining four were sentenced to three months and a $130 fine, lawyer Naima El Guellaf told The Associated Press.
Soccer (FIFA)
France news
fromThe Local France
3 weeks ago

French court sentences man for upskirting in Senate

Former Senate adviser given one-year suspended sentence for up-skirt photographs, fired and banned from the Senate, and ordered to undergo psychological treatment.
UK news
fromwww.standard.co.uk
1 month ago

Moment serial train pervert who masturbates in front of women arrested by police

James Gathercole, a serial sex offender, was arrested on a train for exposing himself and masturbating while breaching sexual harm prevention and licence conditions.
US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

After multiple shootings, paralysis, fights with jail deputies, Oakland woman is going to prison

Tyja Braswell pleaded no contest to assault with a deadly weapon and a probation violation and faces an expected nine-year prison term.
US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Colorado funeral home owner sentenced to 40 years for abusing 189 bodies

A Colorado funeral home owner concealed 189 decomposing bodies, provided fake ashes to families, and was sentenced to 40 years for corpse abuse driven by greed.
#child-abuse
fromIndependent
1 month ago
Social justice

Cruel stepfather treated partner's children 'like slaves' with years of torment in 'house of horrors'

fromIndependent
1 month ago
Social justice

Cruel stepfather treated partner's children 'like slaves' with years of torment in 'house of horrors'

Right-wing politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Moment Neo-Nazi bomb maker who dreamed of turning Muslims into mincemeat' arrested

Neo-Nazi Harry Whittaker manufactured homemade explosives, expressed violent threats toward Muslims, was convicted at the Old Bailey and sentenced to three years nine months.
fromIndependent
1 month ago

'I swear to God, I never lie' - how fraudster's attempts to play Ireland's personal injury system were exposed

Constantin Iosca moved here from Romania in 1997 for a 'better life', but will be spending nearly three years in jail after bringing a fraudulent personal injury claim
Miscellaneous
fromIrish Independent
1 month ago

Man jailed after falsely claiming injury from road accident 10 years ago

A man who falsely claimed to have been injured following a road traffic accident 10 years ago has been jailed for two years and nine months.
Miscellaneous
US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Former FTX crypto executive Caroline Ellison released from federal custody

Caroline Ellison, former FTX trading head, was released after serving about 14 months for her role in the multibillion-dollar FTX fraud.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Man jailed for sending girl rape threat online

A man who threatened to rape a teenage girl and encouraged her to self-harm has been jailed. Shabaz Khokar, 24, from London, sent the threat to the victim in Staffordshire via social media, along with images of train tickets he booked to travel to her home. He was arrested at a railway station in the county in August when police were alerted.
UK news
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Man jailed for Kensington Palace trespass

A man who twice trespassed onto Kensington Palace grounds before Christmas was sentenced to 32 weeks in prison after breaching bail conditions.
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Cape Cod man sentenced for threatening federal official and their family

A South Dennis man was sentenced on Wednesday after threatening to murder a federal official and their family in March 2025, federal prosecutors said. Michael Mahoney, 64, was sentenced to two years of supervised release with three months of house arrest and must pay a $5000 fine, the office of the U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, Leah Foley, said in a press release.
Law
fromIndependent
2 months ago

Former landscaper faces extra 18 months in jail after laundering 127,000

John Carey is already serving time after he was arrested with €1.2m of cocaine at Dublin Port in 2022
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fromIndependent
2 months ago

'When you threatened my child, you violated our family' - Simon Harris says he's 'sickened' by woman's actions as she's jailed for making online threats

A woman was jailed six months for sending online threats to Tánaiste Simon Harris, branding him a 'murderer' and wishing harm on his family.
US news
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

Morning Docket: 12.17.25 - Above the Law

Legal news covers declining minority law school enrollment, high-profile prosecutions and sentences, DOJ deal patterns, AI-related courtroom issues, and contested constitutional and trademark disputes.
Soccer (FIFA)
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Ukrainian who fled war says Liverpool attack was one of her most traumatic experiences'

Ukrainian refugee Anna Bilonozhenko was seriously injured when Paul Doyle drove into Liverpool fans; she endures lasting physical and psychological trauma while he was jailed.
US news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Ex-Harvard morgue manager who stole body parts gets 8 years in prison

A former Harvard Medical School morgue manager was sentenced to eight years for stealing and selling donated organs and body parts, causing deep emotional harm.
#vehicle-ramming
US news
fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 months ago

2nd doctor to be sentenced in connection with Matthew Perry's ketamine death

Mark Chavez admitted illegally supplying ketamine linked to Matthew Perry's overdose, surrendered his medical license, and faces up to 10 years in prison.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 months ago

Paul Doyle facing prison term for driving car into crowd at Liverpool parade - live

Paul Doyle, 54, of West Derby in Liverpool, drove the 1.9-tonne Ford Galaxy vehicle into the crowds of people in an act of calculated violence, injuring 134 people, said Sarah Hammand, chief crown prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service in Merseyside. His victims ranged from a 77-year-old to a six-month-old baby. Having initially denied 31 charges relating to the incident on 26 May, last month, on the second day of his trial, Doyle admitted all the charges,
UK news
California
fromThe Mercury News
3 months ago

Oakland man gets nearly 19 years for pimping and pandering

Eric Pree, 30, sentenced to nearly 19 years in state prison after conviction on 10 felony counts of pimping and pandering for six victimized women.
California
fromwww.thereporter.com
3 months ago

Oakland man gets nearly 19 years for pimping and pandering

Eric Pree, 30, convicted of pimping and pandering and with a prior robbery conviction, was sentenced to nearly 19 years in California state prison for victimizing six women.
#animal-rights
#sexual-assault
Law
fromThe Mercury News
3 months ago

Prosecutors seek 180-day jail term for Bay Area activist Zoe Rosenberg in Petaluma Poultry case

Prosecutors recommend 180 days jail for Zoe Rosenberg after felony conspiracy conviction for entering Petaluma Poultry and removing four chickens; Judge Kenneth Gnoss will sentence.
#aviation-safety
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
4 months ago

Man jailed for raping 14-year-old and 10-year-old he groomed on Snapchat

David O'Sullivan groomed two very young girls on Snapchat, misrepresented his age, met and raped them, and received a nine-year prison sentence.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
4 months ago

NHS manager who raped young girls after grooming them on Snapchat jailed for 28 years

Paul Lipscombe, an NHS manager, groomed girls on Snapchat, sexually assaulted and raped multiple children and was jailed for 28 years.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 months ago

Trump commuted his sentence once, now a weed kingpin will serve 27 months for new crimes

Those crimes included putting his live-in nanny in a headlock, grabbing her breast and forcing her hand onto her genitals in February; menacing a nurse at Mount Sinai South Hospital in January by swinging an IV pole at her and threatening to fing kill her; menacing and grabbing the arm of a congregant of a synagogue in May; and repeatedly evading bridge tolls while driving a Lamborghini and Ferrari.
US politics
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
4 months ago

Woman jailed for two-and-a-half years over sustained campaign of harassment on surgeon who operated on her

A Cork woman was jailed for two-and-a-half years for a sustained campaign of harassment that sent false, defamatory emails about a consultant surgeon.
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