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 Madoff in Prison Yard Tussle 

Bernie shoves another senior citizen in stock market argument

Oct 13, 09 5:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scam king Bernie Madoff got into a shove match with another con during an argument about the stock market, according to jailbird witnesses. Another oldster con at the North Carolina fed pen where Bernie's serving 150 years shoved Madoff as the argument escalated. Madoff pushed back, causing the other inmate... More »

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Ex-Fox News Producer Gets 10 Years for Child Porn

Bruns' prior conviction led to tough sentence

Jul 22, 09 11:22 AM CDT
(AP) - A federal judge yesterday sentenced a former Fox News producer to 10 years in prison for possession of child pornography. Prosecutors in Washington had recommended the 10-year term, citing Aaron Bruns' prior conviction on similar charges. Authorities charged Bruns in February with sharing pornography on a social networking website. More »

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(Newser) - Michael Vick’s 23-month federal dogfighting sentence ended today, paving the way for the disgraced football player to finagle a return to the NFL, the AP reports. Two prison officials appeared at Vick’s house today, likely to remove the electronic ankle monitor he’s sported for the past two... More »

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 Madoff Lawyer: 
 12 Years Is Enough 

Sorkin says court must resist 'mob vengeance'

Jun 23, 09 11:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bernard Madoff’s lawyer says his client shouldn’t be jailed for life for his $65 billion Ponzi scheme, Reuters reports, urging the sentencing judge in a letter not to heed calls from victims for “mob vengeance.” A 12-year sentence would be enough, though 15-20 years wouldn’t... More »

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court • Ponzi scheme • sentence • life sentence • Bernard Madoff • letter • Ira Sorkin

Journalists Face Hellish Sentence in Korean Gulag

Survivors describe torture, starvation in 're-education' camps

Jun 9, 09 6:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The 12 years of hard labor facing Euna Lee and Laura Ling hardly seem like a weekend in county lockup, but yesterday's sentence is particularly brutal in North Korea, where prisoners routinely face torture and often death. The two journalists may be sent to a re-education reformatory, reports the Los ... More »

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North Korea • prison • journalist • sentence • Euna Lee • Laura Ling

(Newser) - The "shocked and devastated" families of two San Francisco journalists sentenced to 12 years hard labor in North Korea have pleaded with authorities to show compassion and free the women from a grueling future behind bars. The families are concerned about the "wellbeing and mental state" of Euna... More »

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China • North Korea • South Korea • prison • trial • Current TV • prisoner • sentence • Euna Lee • Laura Ling

 TI Checks Into Jail Early 

Rapper will serve 366 days on weapons charges

May 26, 09 1:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rapper TI began his prison sentence early today, leaving his home in Georgia and checking into the Arkansas federal facility before the noon deadline, TMZ reports. The time is a year and a day in the minimum-security Forrest City prison; the crime was attempting to buy unregistered machine guns and... More »

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(Newser) - T.I. has 11 days to arrive at a low-security Arkansas prison for his year-and-a-day sentence on weapons charges, E! Online reports. The 28-year-old rapper, real name Clifford J. Harris Jr., will likely spend less than 2 months at the Forrest City federal prison, thanks to early release and... More »

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UPDATED

 Saberi Freed by Iran, 
 United With Parents

Jailed US journalist has prison term cut to two years suspended

May 11, 09 6:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Roxana Saberi, the Iranian-American reporter jailed in Tehran for the last 5 months, has been freed and reunited with her parents, the AP reports. An appeals court yesterday cut her sentence to a 2-year suspended term, down from the 8 years she was given for spying for the US. The... More »

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Iran • Tehran • espionage • appeal • journalist • sentence • Roxana Saberi

Lawyer Expects 'Fundamental Changes' in Saberi Sentence

Appeals court to issue verdict in next few days

May 10, 09 1:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - The lawyer for jailed American-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi is confident his client’s 8-year sentence will be “substantially” reduced, Reuters reports. An Iranian appeals court is expected to issue its verdict soon after today’s closed-door hearing. Saberi was convicted of spying for the United States, an accusation Reporters... More »

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Iran • appeal • court • lawyer • journalist • spying • verdict • sentence • Roxana Saberi

Ahmadinejad: Ensure Jailed Journo's Rights

Make sure Saberi can defend herself, Iran prez tells prosecutor

Apr 19, 09 10:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - In connection with the case of jailed Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has written to Tehran's prosecutor to urge him to "make sure that the accused people will enjoy all freedoms and legal rights to defend themselves." Saberi's lawyer, who plans to appeal her 8-year sentence, approved... More »

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Iran • espionage • appeal • reporter • jail • journalist • sentence • Roxana Saberi

(AP) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she's "deeply disappointed" by Iran's sentencing of American journalist Roxana Saberi. Clinton said in a statement the US is working with Swiss diplomats in Iran to get details about the court's decision and to ensure Saberi's well-being. Clinton said the US will... More »

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Shoe-Chucker Gets Reduced Sentence

Iraqi journalist faces only 1 year in prison
on lesser charge

Apr 7, 09 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Muntadar al-Zaidi, famous for throwing his shoes at former President Bush, has been granted an appeal that cuts his prison time from 3 years to 1, the BBC reports. A court of appeals agreed with Zaidi’s lawyers that the Iraqi journalist deserves a charge of insulting—rather than assaulting—... More »

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Chicago Mob Snitch Gets
12 Years for 14 Murders

Victims outraged

Mar 27, 09 10:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former Chicago mob hit man Nicholas Calabrese was sentenced to 12 years in prison yesterday, enraging family members of victims who wanted him jailed for life, the Tribune reports. Calabrese admitted to whacking 14 people, but his testimony in the so-called “Family Secrets” trial put away three top mob... More »

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Chicago • organized crime • mob • Mafia • Family Secrets • Frank Calabrese Sr. • sentence • Nicholas Calabrese • Howard Stern Grid

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 Life? Nah. Make 
 Him Work at SEC 


Mar 12, 09 5:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Now that Bernie Madoff is guilty, it’s time to talk sentencing. CNBC hosted a contest to come up with the most inventive one for the disgraced financier, and the winner is: working for the SEC, "catching people just like him." But that doesn’t mean the other... More »

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crime • contest • guilty plea • Ponzi scheme • scandal • securities fraud • sentence • Bernard Madoff • Bill Maher Grid

(Newser) - Helg Sgarbi, the man European media nicknamed “the Swiss Gigolo,” was sentenced to 6 years in prison today after pleading guilty in German court to seducing and conning the BMW heiress who is Germany's richest woman, along with several others. Sgarbi apologized to his victims, none of whom... More »

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sex scandal • trial • blackmail • heiress • sex tape • BMW • sentence • Helg Sgarbi • Susanne Klatten

(Newser) - Dick Cheney believes disgraced former chief of staff Scooter Libby, convicted in the CIA leak investigation, deserved a pardon, the Weekly Standard reports. “He was the victim of a serious miscarriage of justice,” the former vice president said. “Obviously, I disagree with President Bush.” Bush’... More »

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Dick Cheney • Valerie Plame • CIA leak investigation • presidential pardon • commutation • commute • Lewis Scooter Libby • George W. Bush • sentence

updated

Atlanta's Courthouse Killer Gets Life Without Parole

Jury deadlocked over whether multiple murderer should be executed

Dec 13, 08 9:58 AM CST
(Newser) - A Georgia man convicted of killing four people after escaping from custody will serve consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Brian Nichols was found guilty last month of killing a judge, a court reporter, a sheriff's deputy, and a federal agent. The jury spared... More »

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death penalty • Atlanta • crime • murder • Georgia • sentencing • courthouse • sentence

 OJ Rejected 
 Deal for 
 Lighter 
 Sentence 

Simpson 'wanted something just short of a public apology:' DA

Dec 6, 08 2:05 PM CST
(Newser) - OJ Simpson, sentenced yesterday to at least 9 years in prison, could have drawn less time behind bars if he’d accepted a plea deal before being convicted, his prosecutor said. “Mr. Simpson wanted something just short of a public apology,” said District Attorney David Roger. "We... More »

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 OJ Will Serve at Least 9 Years 


Dec 5, 08 12:41 PM CST
(Newser) - The judge threw the book at OJ Simpson today, sentencing America’s favorite courtroom star to up to 33 years in prison for his role in an armed hotel hold-up, the Las Vegas Sun reports. Simpson won't be eligible for parole for nine years. “Everything in this case was... More »

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