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  • September 2008

    • Abramoff Sentenced to 4 Years

      Washington Post  |  Sep 4, 08 5:39 PM CDT

      Abramoff Sentenced to 4 Years

      (Newser) - Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff was sentenced to 4 years in prison today for his role in a massive corruption scandal that shook the upper echelons of Washington, the Post reports. The sentence means that Abramoff, who traded ritzy junkets and gifts for political favors, will remain in prison until 2012. He is currently serving 6 years in a separate Florida fraud case, though his lawyers are working to get that term reduced. More »

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      corruption  • trial  • Washington DC  • lobbyist  • Jack Abramoff  • sentence

  • July 2008

    • Donaghy Gets 15 Months in Gambling Rap

      Sporting News  |  Jul 29, 08 12:37 PM CDT

      Donaghy Gets 15 Months in Gambling Rap

      (Newser) - Tim Donaghy was sentenced to 15 months in prison today for his role in the NBA gambling scandal, the Sporting News reports, a step down from the 27-33 months recommended by federal guidelines. Donaghy’s lawyers argued that the disgraced referee—who admitted to betting on games he officiated in pleading guilty to wire fraud and other charges—couldn’t help committing those crimes, because he was a compulsive gambler. More »

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      NBA  • gambling  • Tim Donaghy  • NBA referees  • sentence  • gambling addiction

    • Winehouse MIA at Hubby's Sentencing

      Daily Mail (UK)  |  Jul 21, 08 3:32 PM CDT

      Winehouse MIA at Hubby's Sentencing

      (Newser) - Amy Winehouse was nowhere to be seen as a London judge handed husband Blake Fielder-Civil a 27-month prison sentence for beating up a bar owner, then trying to bribe the man to keep quiet, the Daily Mail reports. Fielder-Civil has already spent 9 months in the slammer, and with good behavior could be released in 4½ more. More »

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      celebrity  • Amy Winehouse  • Blake Fielder Civil  • mistress  • sentence

  • June 2008

    • NY Billionaire Guilty on Hooker Charges

      New York Post  |  Jun 30, 08 6:04 PM CDT

      NY Billionaire Guilty on Hooker Charges

      (Newser) - Manhattan banker and billionaire Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty in Florida today to hiring an underage prostitute, and began serving an 18-month sentence. A year of house arrest and a life on the national sex offender list will follow. "They will be tracking you for the rest of your life," a judge told Epstein, 55, a philanthropist who has socialized with figures such as Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. More »

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      prostitution  • court  • prostitute  • underage sex  • sex crime  • sentence  • bankers

    • YouTube Punishment Fits YouTube Crime

      Florida Today  |  Jun 9, 08 3:35 PM CDT

      YouTube Punishment Fits YouTube Crime

      (Newser) - A judge has ordered two teens to create and post an apology video on YouTube as punishment for a vicious prank, Florida Today reports. The boys were convicted of battery and criminal mischief after posting video of one of them throwing a soda back at a drive-thru fast-food server after yelling, “Fire in the hole.” More »

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      Internet  • crime  • Florida  • YouTube  • apology  • prank  • sentence

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