Criminal punishment

Book Reviews: Two new books raise big concerns about innocent men in US prisons

“Framed: Astonishingly True Stories of Wrongful Convictions,” by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey (Doubleday) and “The Sing Sing Files: One…

4 weeks ago

China has deported a VW executive for allegedly using drugs while in Thailand

BEIJING -- A senior executive for Volkswagen in China has been deported for allegedly using cocaine and marijuana while on…

4 weeks ago

Drug kingpin Demetrius ‘Big Meech’ Flenory leaves federal prison for a residential program in Miami

2024-10-18 00:10:10 Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory, who co-founded the notorious drug trafficking organization Black Mafia Family, is serving out the…

1 month ago

Ex-husband of ‘Real Housewives’ star gets seven years for hiring mobster to assault her boyfriend

NEWARK, N.J. -- The ex-husband of “Real Housewives of New Jersey” cast member Dina Manzo was sentenced Tuesday to seven…

1 month ago

Self-described Nazi will be sent to prison for salute at sentencing next month

MELBOURNE, Australia -- A self-described Nazi will become the first person in Australia sentenced to prison for performing an outlawed…

1 month ago

Californians’ crime concerns put pressure on criminal justice reform and progressive DAs

LOS ANGELES -- Ten years ago, Alley Bean joined 3.7 million Californians in voting for a measure that downgraded many…

2 months ago

Former Singapore minister sentenced to a year in prison for receiving illegal gifts

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- A former Singaporean Cabinet minister was sentenced Thursday to a year in prison after he pleaded…

2 months ago

Former Singaporean cabinet minister sentenced to a year in prison after he pleaded guilty to receiving illegal gifts

Former Singaporean cabinet minister sentenced to a year in prison after he pleaded guilty to receiving illegal gifts

2 months ago

A Russian court has sentenced a man convicted in the car bombing of a nationalist writer to life in prison

A Russian court has sentenced a man convicted in the car bombing of a nationalist writer to life in prison

2 months ago

A man with brain damage has a murder conviction reversed after a 34-year fight

LONDON -- A man who has brain damage and was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a…

2 months ago

Wynn Resorts paying $130M for letting illegal money reach gamblers at its Las Vegas Strip casino

LAS VEGAS -- Casino company Wynn Resorts Ltd. has agreed to pay $130 million to federal authorities and admit that…

2 months ago

Wildlife trafficking ring killed at least 118 eagles, prosecutors say

BILLINGS, Mont. -- A man helped kill at least 118 eagles to sell their feathers and body parts on the…

3 months ago

Nicaraguan congress gives legal footing to practice of prosecuting exiles and seizing their property

MEXICO CITY -- Nicaragua’s Sandinista-controlled National Assembly approved criminal code changes Tuesday that allow the government to try opponents in…

3 months ago

The top prosecutor where George Floyd was murdered is facing backlash. But she has vowed to endure

MINNEAPOLIS -- Voters in Minnesota’s largest county elected Mary Moriarty as their top prosecutor after she promised to deliver change…

4 months ago

Marine accused of flashing a Nazi salute during the Capitol riot gets almost 5 years in prison

A Marine who stormed the U.S. Capitol and apparently flashed a Nazi salute in front of the building was sentenced…

4 months ago