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China Journalist, Dong Yuyu, Is Sentenced to Prison for Espionage
Dong Yuyu, who has written articles critical of the Communist Party, was arrested in 2022 while having lunch with a Japanese diplomat.World - The New York Times - 2 hours ago -
Chinese Journalist Sentenced to Seven Years on Spy Charges
Dong Yuyu is a liberal voice who had engaged frequently with diplomats, scholars and journalists from the U.S. and Japan.World - The Wall Street Journal - 2 hours ago -
Former VOA Farsi service journalist kills himself in Iran after demanding release of prisoners
Iranian authorities say a former journalist with the Voice of America’s Farsi service jumped to his death from a building in Iran’s capital in protest of the country’s supreme leader and an ongoing ...World - ABC News - November 14 -
Moroccan journalist sentenced to 1.5 years after remarks about politician
A Moroccan journalist who accused a prominent politician of fraud was sentenced prison for defamation on Monday in a case that has sparked international criticism from press freedom advocatesWorld - ABC News - November 11 -
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2 Somali men sentenced to 30 years in kidnapping and imprisonment of U.S. journalist
Two Somali men who prosecutors called pirates were sentenced to 30 years in prison Tuesday in the 2012 kidnapping of an American journalist who was held hostage for over two years.Top stories - NBC News - November 13 -
Two Somali men sentenced to 30 years for kidnapping of American journalist
Two Somali men will spend 30 years in prison for the kidnapping of an American journalist, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York said Tuesday. In a press release, the ...Politics - The Hill - November 13 -
2 Somali pirates get 30 years for kidnapping U.S. journalist
Michael Scott Moore was kidnapped in Somalia in 2012 and held hostage for nearly three years.Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
Russian journalist jailed for 4 years for cooperating with a foreign organization
A court in far eastern Russia sentenced a journalist to four years in prison for cooperating with a foreign organizationWorld - ABC News - 3 days ago -
China sentences journalist to seven years on spy charges, family says
Dong Yuyu was detained in 2022 after meeting Japanese diplomats named agents of ‘espionage organisation’. A veteran Chinese state media journalist has been sentenced by a Beijing court to seven ...World - The Guardian - 58 minutes ago -
Archegos’s Bill Hwang sentenced to 18 years in prison
Former Wall Street trader was convicted of fraud and manipulation in scheme that resulted in big losses for banksBusiness - Financial Times - November 20 -
Former Wall Street investor sentenced to prison over massive fraud
Hwang was found guilty of fraud in a case that cost Wall Street banks billions of dollars in losses.Top stories - BBC News - November 21 -
17-year prison sentence sought for Pentagon secrets leaker
Prosecutors want Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira to serve nearly 17 years in prison for leaking highly classified military documents online about the war in Ukraine, according ...Politics - The Hill - October 30 -
Russia sentences former US consulate worker to nearly 5 years in prison
A court in Russia’s far-eastern city of Vladivostok has convicted a former U.S. Consulate worker charged with cooperating with a foreign state and sentenced him to four years and 10 months in prisonWorld - ABC News - November 1 -
Contractor Who Defrauded Navy of Millions and Fled Gets 15 Years in Prison
Leonard Glenn Francis, known as Fat Leonard, bribed Navy officials with cash and luxury goods in exchange for over $30 million in contracts for his business, officials said.Top stories - The New York Times - November 6 -
Doctor who poisoned his mother's partner gets 31 years in prison
Dr. Thomas Kwan who was disgruntled about his inheritance disguised himself as a nurse to inject Patrick O'Hara with a flesh-eating poison.Top stories - CBS News - November 6 -
764 Terror Network Member Richard Densmore Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison
The 47-year-old Michigan man, who pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting a child, was highly active in the online criminal network called 764, which the FBI now considers a “tier one” terrorism threat.Tech - Wired - November 7 -
Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison
A judge on Tuesday sentenced former Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira to 15 years in prison for leaking classified Pentagon documents on social media. The 22-year-old pleaded ...Top stories - CBS News - November 12 -
Major bitcoin hacker Lichtenstein gets five years in prison for crypto laundering scheme
The value of the bitcoin stolen by hacker Ilya Lichstenstein from Bitfinex in 2016 is worth more than $10 billion now.Business - CNBC - November 15 -
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 -
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 ...Top stories - NBC News - November 21 -
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 - Yesterday -
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 disobedienceWorld - ABC News - 20 hours ago -
Man Who Killed Hundreds of Eagles and Hawks Gets Nearly 4 Years in Prison
Travis John Branson was part of a conspiracy that killed 3,600 birds, prosecutors said. He also trafficked and sold bird parts on the black market.Top stories - The New York Times - November 1 -
Man sentenced to life in Young Dolph killing gets 35 more years in prison
A judge has given a Tennessee man sentenced to life in prison in the daytime ambush killing of rapper Young Dolph an additional 35 years behind barsEntertainment - ABC News - November 1 -
A 22-year-old political prisoner has died in Belarus, rights campaigners say
Human rights activists say a 22-year-old political prisoner has died behind bars in BelarusWorld - ABC News - November 2 -
FTX fraudster Caroline Ellison reports to Connecticut prison to begin 2-year sentence
Caroline Ellison, who pleaded guilty to fraud charges tied to the collapse of crypto exchange FTX, is beginning her two-year prison sentence.Business - CNBC - November 7 -
Jan. 6 rioter targeted by 'fedsurrection' conspiracy theories gets 8 years in prison
Zachary Alam, a Jan. 6 rioter who was the subject of right-wing "fedsurrection" conspiracy theories, was sentenced to eight years in prison.Top stories - NBC News - November 8 -
Russian authorities seek a 6-year prison term for pediatrician accused of criticizing war in Ukraine
Russian media reported that authorities are seeking a six-year prison term for a pediatrician accused of criticizing the war in Ukraine in front of one of her patients and his motherWorld - ABC News - November 8 -
Doctor accused of criticizing Russia's war in Ukraine is convicted and given over 5 years in prison
A doctor accused of criticizing Russia's war in Ukraine in front of a patient was convicted of spreading false information about the military and sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prisonWorld - ABC News - November 13 -
Ex-Monaco striker Wissam Ben Yedder sentenced to two-year suspended prison term for sexual assault
The former AS Monaco and France star was handed potential 24-month jail termSports - CBS Sports - November 12 -
Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison for sharing military secrets online
Former Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years for stealing classified information from the Defense Department and sharing it online, the U.S. ...Top stories - NBC News - November 12 -
Man who stole and laundered roughly $1B in bitcoin is sentenced to 5 years in prison
A computer expert who stole bitcoin worth billions of dollars at current prices — and then spent years laundering some of the hacked cryptocurrency with help from his wife — has been sentenced to ...Tech - ABC News - November 14 -
45 pro-democracy activists get 4 to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong
Forty-five ex-lawmakers and activists have been sentenced to four to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case under a Beijing-imposed law that crushed a once-thriving ...World - ABC News - November 19
