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Conrad Black Asks Bush for Clemency

Doing time for fraud, media giant wants sentence commuted

Nov 21, 08 9:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Onetime media mogul Conrad Black is seeking clemency from President Bush in hopes that his 6½-year jail sentence will be commuted, the CBC reports. Black, the former chair of newspaper firm Hollinger International, was convicted on fraud and obstruction of justice charges in 2007 for channeling $6 million from... More »

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media • newspaper • Conrad Black • commutation • clemency • George W. Bush • sentence

(Newser) - A 25-year-old Chicago stockbroker was sentenced yesterday to 35 years in prison for soliciting sex from minors on Facebook, the Tribune reports. Facebook said this appears to be the first case of a sexual predator using the social networking site. Michael Macalindong posed as a girl to lure a teenage... More »

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social networking • Chicago • Facebook • trial • sexual predator • child pornography • sentence

Drunk Driver Opts for
'I'm Stupid' Sign

Man chooses to wear the sign, not do the time

Oct 10, 08 8:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Wisconsin drunk driver who crashed into a water treatment plant has chosen humiliation over jail time, WEAU reports. Instead of serving a sentence for property damage, Shane McQuillan, 22, who admitted he was “just being stupid,” was sentenced to wear a sign reading “I was stupid.... More »

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Wisconsin • crime • courts • drunk driving • judge • sentence

 Abramoff Sentenced to 4 Years 

Corrupt lobbyist sentenced 3 years after guilty plea; he's already serving time

Sep 4, 08 5:39 PM CDT
(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.... More »

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

Donaghy Gets 15 Months in Gambling Rap

Disgraced NBA ref gets off lightly after lawyer's plea for leniency

Jul 29, 08 12:37 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Winehouse MIA at Hubby's Sentencing

Blake gets 27 months for assault, bribery;
may be out by holidays

Jul 21, 08 3:32 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

NY Billionaire Guilty on Hooker Charges

Epstein starts jail term for hiring teen, who serves him with suit

Jun 30, 08 6:04 PM CDT
(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,... More »

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

YouTube Punishment Fits YouTube Crime

Footage of fast-food prank gets teens suitable sentence

Jun 9, 08 3:35 PM CDT
(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... More »

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

Conrad Black Starts 6½-Year Prison Term

Ex-media tycoon surrenders in Fla.
as he appeals ruling

Mar 3, 08 6:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Ex-newspaper mogul Conrad Black arrived at a Florida prison today to start his 6-and-1/2 year term for fraud and obstruction of justice, Reuters reports. He stayed mum as his wife drove him in, but is appealing the ruling that he helped bilk his former company of $6.1 million. "... More »

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Florida • newspaper • prison • appeal • Conrad Black • embezzlement • sentence

Dem Donor
Gets 3 Years
for Grand Theft

Former fugitive will
face Ponzi scheme charges in NY

Jan 4, 08 9:14 PM CST
(Newser) - More than 15 years after pleading no-contest to grand theft charges, Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu was sentenced in California to 3 years in prison today, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. A judge dismissed Hsu's argument that he was denied the right to speedy justice because authorities made little effort to... More »

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Hillary Clinton • fraud • investors • Norman Hsu • campaign fundraising • sentence

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