December 7, 2024

Hate crime killing of gay Jewish college student lands California man in prison for life

SANTA ANA, Calif. — A California man convicted of stabbing to death a gay University of Pennsylvania student in an act of hate was sentenced Friday to life without parole in prison. Samuel Woodward, 27, was sentenced in a Southern California courtroom at the end of an all-day hearing for the murder of Blaze Bernstein […]

Steve Bannon Released After Serving 4 Months in Federal Prison

Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon was released from prison early Tuesday after serving a four-month sentence for defying a subpoena from the January 6 Select Committee. He is now free one week before the 2024 election is decided. Bannon, the host of the War Room podcast, reported to the Federal Correctional Institution in

Pakistani Imam Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison over Fatwa Against Populist Leader Geert Wilders

In a landmark case, the Netherlands has sentenced two Pakistanis to prison for calling on their followers to murder Dutch populist leader Geert Wilders. The court in The Hague sentenced 56-year-old Imam Muhammad Ashraf Asif Jalali to 14 years in prison over his issuing of a fatwa death warrant on the head of Party for Freedom

Texas Cop Gets Prison Time for Smuggling Drugs in Police Vehicle

A former Texas cop will spend more than ten years in prison for using his position to smuggle drugs and launder money. The former peace officer tried to claim that he had been doing undercover work while using his police vehicle to move drug loads across state lines, federal prosecutors said. U.S. District Judge Lee

Pro-Life Grandmother Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for 2020 D.C. Abortion Clinic Protest

An eighth pro-life activist was sentenced on Wednesday under the Freedom of Access the Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act and “conspiracy against rights” for an abortion clinic protest in Washington, DC, in October 2020. Heather Idoni, 59, was sentenced to 24 months in prison, with credit for the nine months she has already served since being

Steve Bannon to Report to Prison After Supreme Court Denies Request to Stay Out of Jail

Former President Donald Trump adviser Stephen K. Bannon will report to prison by Monday, July 1, after the Supreme Court denied a request for him to stay out of jail pending the outcome of his appeal. The Supreme Court issued a one-sentence denial, saying merely that Bannon’s “application for release pending appeal” was denied. Bannon

Julian Assange to Plead Guilty in Plea Agreement with U.S. Government, Avoiding Prison

AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to one count of conspiring to obtain and disclose national defense information as part of a plea agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). A court document from the United States District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands states: The defendant, JULIAN PAUL ASSANGE

Father of 11, 73-Year-Old Man Among Pro-Life Activists Facing up to 11 Years in Prison

Six pro-life activists were found guilty on Tuesday of “conspiracy against rights” and violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act concerning a peaceful protest outside of a Tennessee abortion facility in 2021. Among those found guilty is a Christian father of 11 — 55-year-old Paul Vaughn — and 73-year-old Chester Gallagher — adding

Danny Masterson moved back to minimum-security prison over ‘safety concerns’

Convicted rapist and disgraced “That 70s Show” alum Danny Masterson has been transferred to a minimum-security prison after less than a month at a maximum-security facility. According to state records, Masterson was moved to California’s Men’s Colony in San Luis Obispo to serve out his 30-year sentence after being found guilty of two counts of forcible rape […]

Maryland Sanctuary County Freed Illegal MS-13 Killer from Prison After Obama’s DHS Released Him into U.S.

Officials with Prince George’s County, Maryland, a sanctuary jurisdiction, freed from prison an illegal alien MS-13 Gang member who had been convicted of voluntary manslaughter. Already, former President Barack Obama’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had released the 26-year-old gang member into the United States via the southern border after he arrived as an Unaccompanied

Six Pro-Life Activists Found Guilty, Face 11 Years in Prison for Peaceful Protest

Six pro-life activists were found guilty on Tuesday for “conspiracy against rights” and violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) in relation to a peaceful protest outside of a Tennessee abortion facility in 2src21. President Joe Biden’s pro-abortion administration announced in October 2src22 that it had charged 11 activists involved in the March

Navarro: If Anybody Thinks They’re Not Trying to Put Trump in Prison for 700 years, Look at What They Did to Me

On Friday’s broadcast of FNC’s “Hannity,” former Trump White House advisor Peter Navarro decried the Biden Justice Department’s pursuit of contempt of Congress charges against him for defying a January 6 Committee subpoena. Navarro noted the rare nature of the crime and how it contradicted Department of Justice policy. He was sentenced to four months

CNN: Hunter Would Have Resolved Felony Charges Carrying Prison with Misdemeanor if Judge Didn’t Ask Questions

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” CNN Senior Justice Correspondent Evan PĂ©rez and CNN Senior Legal Analyst Elie Honig noted that Hunter Biden would have been able to resolve his tax issues “with a simple misdemeanor deal” until the judge “asked him very, frankly, appropriate questions” and now he’s “into felony territory. It’s much

5 killed in riot at Mexican prison

Five men were killed in a fight between inmates at a prison in Mexico’s Gulf coast state of Tabasco, authorities said Friday. Four of the five inmates killed in the riot late Thursday were on trial or serving sentences for rape, homicide or other violent crimes, the state police department said. Police said control of […]

Fired Washington deputy, who stalked wife and violated no-contact order, sentenced to prison

A former sheriff’s deputy in Washington state who was fired last year has been sentenced to prison for stalking his now ex-wife and repeatedly violating a no-contact order. Michael Phipps, 50, pleaded guilty in Pierce County Superior Court to stalking, first-degree malicious mischief, three counts of violation of a no-contact order and disclosing intimate images, […]

Michigan high school shooter Ethan Crumbley eligible for life in prison

DETROIT — A teenager who killed four fellow students at Michigan’s Oxford High School is eligible for life in prison with no chance for parole, a judge ruled Friday, finding only a “slim” chance for rehabilitation after the 2021 attack. Judge KwamĂ© Rowe announced the decision over video conference, weeks after hearing from experts who clashed over […]

Two Proud Boys Sentenced to 10, 18 Years Prison for Role in Capitol Riot 

Proud Boy Members Dominic Pezzola and Ethan Nordean on Friday were sentenced to 10 and 18 years in prison, respectively, for their role in the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Their sentences were handed down one day after U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly sentenced Proud Boy leader Joe Biggs to 17 years

Brutal Ad Slams Kentucky Democrat Beshear for Moving to Release from Prison ‘Monster’ Who Sodomized 6-Year-Old

A brutal new television ad will hit airwaves in Kentucky this week ahead of November’s gubernatorial election slamming incumbent Democrat Gov. Andy Beshear for signing an order in early 2020, at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, authorizing the release from prison of a “monster” who sodomized a six-year-old child. James Hamlin, whose Facebook page

Suspected Terrorist Pleads Not Guilty to Escaping from London Prison

LONDON (AP) – A former soldier who allegedly snuck out of a London prison by strapping himself under a food delivery truck has pleaded not guilty to escaping custody. Daniel Khalife, 21, appeared at London’s Central Criminal Court on Thursday by video link from the high-security Belmarsh Prison to deny the charge. Prosecutors say Khalife

Death sentence for man who killed North Dakota student reduced to life in prison

The death sentence for a Minnesota man who killed a North Dakota college student 20 years ago has been officially changed to life in prison. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Ralph Erickson signed the sentence amendment for Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. last week, according to court records. Rodriguez, a sex offender, was convicted in 2007 […]

Natalee Holloway suspect Joran van der Sloot’s Peru prison on lockdown, complicating extradition, lawyer says

MOUNTAIN BROOK, Ala. – EXCLUSIVE: A prison “incident” at a mountaintop penitentiary in Peru has prevented Joran van der Sloot’s lawyer from speaking with him for nearly a week after news broke he would be extradited to the U.S. to face federal charges. Lawyer Maximo Altez told Fox News Digital that a lockdown there has […]

Disgraced Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Claims She will Keep Working on Inventions in Prison

Disgraced Theranos founder and convicted fraudster Elizabeth Holmes claims that she still believes her tech startup could have revolutionized healthcare, adding that she is even now working on new inventions, saying, “I still feel the same calling to it as I always did.” Holmes, who has not spoken to the media since 2016, told the

Unabomber Ted Kaczynski Dead in Prison at 81

Unabomber Ted Kaczynski killed himself in his cell at a federal prison medical center, The New York Times reported, citing three sources.The 81-year-old was moved to the facility in North Carolina in 2021 because of health issues. Prison officials said only that he was found unresponsive on Saturday morning.Kaczynski was serving four life sentences after

Amanda Knox shocks Twitter with study abroad joke after Italy prison stint

Amanda Knox, who was acquitted of killing her roommate, Meredith Kercher, while studying abroad in Italy in 2007, drew social media’s attention when she responded to a New York college student’s essay complaining about her semester abroad. “Girl, what are you talking about? Studying abroad is awesome!” Knox tweeted in response to the “Insider” op-ed titled, […]

Illegal Alien Gets 10 Years in Prison After 2-Year-Old Son Found Dead in Dumpster

The illegal alien father of two-year-old Frankie Gonzales, who was allegedly murdered by his mother and tossed in a trash dumpster in 2020, has received 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to child abandonment. Lorenzo Gonzales, a 31-year-old illegal alien from Mexico, was first arrested and charged in Waco, Texas, with second-degree felony child

Olympian Oscar Pistorius Loses Bid to Get Out of Prison Early After Murdering Girlfriend

Oscar Pistorius was denied parole on Friday, forcing him to continue serving his murder sentence for the 2013 killing of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.The Paralympic gold medalist, 36, had hoped to be released from prison early. But at a closed-door hearing, a South African parole board found that Pistorius still poses a threat to public

Joe Exotic Says Presidential Run is ‘Not a Joke’ in Prison Call With Fox News

Despite being incarcerated in federal prison over several animal-related crimes—and masterminding a plot to kill his conservationist foe Carole Baskin—Tiger King star Joe “Exotic” Maldonado-Passage says his 21-year sentence should not deter Americans from supporting the 2024 presidential wannabe.In an interview with Fox News over the weekend, Maldonado-Passage, who was incarcerated in 2018, spoke to

DACA Illegal Alien, Freed by Sanctuary County, Sentenced to Life in Prison for Triple Murder

An illegal alien, once enrolled in former President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and previously freed by a sanctuary county, has been sentenced to life in prison after murdering three Americans. Luis Perez, a 27-year-old DACA illegal alien from Mexico, was sentenced this month to five consecutive life sentences after having been

31-Year-Old Colorado Woman Accused of Becoming Pregnant by 13-Year-Old Will Face No Prison Time

A 31-year-old Colorado woman who is accused of maintaining a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old boy, reportedly becoming pregnant as a result, has accepted a plea deal that comes with no prison time. Andrea Serrano accepted a plea deal in connection with 2022 sexual assault charges involving a 13-year-old boy, KKTV reported. The outlet noted

El Salvador Debuts ‘Mega Prison’ for Thousands of Suspected Gang Members

El Salvador on Friday moved the first 2,000 inmates to the new Center for the Confinement of Terrorism (CECOT), a 40,000-bed “mega prison” larger than all 20 of the country’s existing prisons combined. Over 64,000 suspects have been arrested in President Nayib Bukele’s crackdown on gang violence. Bukele posted photos and video of the prison

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