Biden’s easy case for clemency: prisoners in home confinement

Gary Wang, a Top FTX Executive, Is Given No Prison Time

Mr. Wang is the last close colleague of the FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to be sentenced for the fraud that caused the crypto exchange to collapse in 2022.

Tech - The New York Times - November 20

FTX co-founder Gary Wang receives no prison sentence for crypto fraud

Prosecutors hailed ‘first FTX cooperator to come in the door’, helping put away Sam Bankman-Fried for decades. An apologetic FTX co-founder was sentenced on Wednesday to no time in prison after a ...

World - The Guardian - November 20

Laken Riley's killer Jose Ibarra sentenced to life in prison without parole

The Georgia judge who convicted Jose Ibarra for charges related to the death of nursing student Laken Riley sentenced the undocumented immigrant to life in prison without the possibility of parole. ...

Archegos Founder Bill Hwang Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison

His firm’s collapse wiped $100 billion in market value, prosecutors said.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 20

Former doctor is sentenced to life in prison after conviction for sexually abusing patients

A former doctor has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing multiple patients, including children, over the span of years in the New York area

Health - ABC News - November 20

Urologist Who Sexually Abused Patients Is Sentenced to Life in Prison

Darius A. Paduch, a fertility specialist, assaulted men and boys for years at prominent New York hospitals, prosecutors said.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 21

Archegos' Bill Hwang sentenced to 18 years in prison for massive U.S. fraud

Former billionaire investor Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Wednesday over the collapse of Archegos Capital Management, which cost Wall Street banks more than $10 ...

Man sentenced to life in prison for murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley

A judge on Wednesday found Jose Ibarra guilty on all 10 counts in the murder of University of Georgia student Laken Riley. Ibarra was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Georgia woman convicted of killing her toddler gets life in prison

Leilani Simon was spared the maximum punishment of life without a chance of parole.

Breaking down the ways the Menendez brothers could walk away from prison

There are three legal paths for the Menendez brothers to potentially leave prison after serving several decades for the 1989 killings of their parents. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson ...

Once incarcerated, Clarence Maclin taps his early artistry for 'Sing Sing'

From a maximum-security prison to a film set, the Rehabilitation Through the Arts program alum hopes to do more films that heal.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 4 days ago

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers file legal claim alleging substandard prison conditions

Lawyers for the disgraced movie mogul prepare lawsuit accusing Rikers Island jail of negligence and failing to provide adequate medical treatment. Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers have filed a legal ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

British mother of Egyptian political prisoner to press Lammy to take action

Laila Soueif is to meet the foreign secretary, who in opposition called for the release of Alaa Abd el-Fattah. The British-born mother of an Egyptian political prisoner who has been on hunger ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

3 Americans Are Said to Be Freed From China in Prisoner Swap

The Americans released, among others, a Chinese intelligence officer who was serving a 20-year sentence in the United States.

World - The New York Times - 2 days ago

China releases three US citizens held for years in prisoner swap

Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung freed after Biden administration forges rare agreement with Beijing. Three American citizens imprisoned for years by China have been released in a prisoner ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Former British soldier who broke out of prison is convicted of spying for Iran

A former British soldier who claimed he was trying to work as a double agent has been convicted of spying for Iran

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

Christian Brother 'to die in jail' after new abuse sentence

Paul Dunleavy, a former school principal, was convicted of 36 charges of historical sexual abuse.

An opposition Congo politician is sentenced to 1 year in prison for inciting civil disobedience

A Congolese opposition politician has been sentenced to one year in prison for inciting civil disobedience

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

Daniel Khalife, UK Prison Escapee, Is Convicted of Spying for Iran

Daniel Khalife also pleaded guilty to an escape from a London jail, strapped underneath a truck with a sling made of trousers, that embarrassed the British authorities.

World - The New York Times - 2 days ago

3 Americans detained in China are released in prisoner swap and are back in U.S.

Three American citizens who had been detained for years in China were released, a State Department spokesperson said Wednesday.

After U.S.-China Prisoner Swap, Scores of Americans Are Still Trapped in China

The plight of Americans facing exit bans in China shows the enduring risks of getting caught in the country’s murky legal system.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 15 hours ago

Inmates burn themselves in protest at ‘inhumane’ Virginia prison conditions

Officials acknowledge prisoners have harmed themselves but say they did not set themselves on fire or self-immolate. Several incarcerated people in Virginia’s high-security Red Onion state ...

World - The Guardian - 4 hours ago

Prosecutors in Trump hush money case oppose dismissal, but are OK pausing case

Prosecutors say they oppose Donald Trump’s attempt to dismiss his New York criminal hush money conviction -- but that they do not object to pausing the case.

Judge in Trump hush money case postpones sentencing to consider dismissing case

The judge presiding over Donald Trump's New York hush money trial on Friday postponed the sentencing that was scheduled for next week to allow for more time for arguments on whether the case should ...

Democrats and the Case of Mistaken Identity Politics

The post mortem is a wake for woke.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 9

Latest in Biden’s easy case for clemency: prisoners in home confinement

Gary Wang, a Top FTX Executive, Is Given No Prison Time

FTX co-founder Gary Wang receives no prison sentence for crypto fraud

Laken Riley's killer Jose Ibarra sentenced to life in prison without parole

Archegos Founder Bill Hwang Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison

Former doctor is sentenced to life in prison after conviction for sexually abusing patients

Urologist Who Sexually Abused Patients Is Sentenced to Life in Prison

Archegos' Bill Hwang sentenced to 18 years in prison for massive U.S. fraud

Man sentenced to life in prison for murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley

Georgia woman convicted of killing her toddler gets life in prison

Breaking down the ways the Menendez brothers could walk away from prison

Once incarcerated, Clarence Maclin taps his early artistry for 'Sing Sing'

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers file legal claim alleging substandard prison conditions

British mother of Egyptian political prisoner to press Lammy to take action

3 Americans Are Said to Be Freed From China in Prisoner Swap

China releases three US citizens held for years in prisoner swap

Former British soldier who broke out of prison is convicted of spying for Iran

Christian Brother 'to die in jail' after new abuse sentence

An opposition Congo politician is sentenced to 1 year in prison for inciting civil disobedience

Daniel Khalife, UK Prison Escapee, Is Convicted of Spying for Iran

3 Americans detained in China are released in prisoner swap and are back in U.S.

After U.S.-China Prisoner Swap, Scores of Americans Are Still Trapped in China

Inmates burn themselves in protest at ‘inhumane’ Virginia prison conditions

Prosecutors in Trump hush money case oppose dismissal, but are OK pausing case

Judge in Trump hush money case postpones sentencing to consider dismissing case

Democrats and the Case of Mistaken Identity Politics

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