Man Who Kidnapped Woman From Bloomberg’s Colorado Ranch Gets 22 Years in Prison

Joseph Beecher was intent on killing the media mogul and inquired about his family before taking a housekeeper hostage, officials said.

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Fund-Raiser Who Pocketed Money Meant for Sick Kids and Vets Gets 10 Years in Prison

Richard Zeitlin, a telemarketing kingpin who kept 80 percent of the donations raised for charities, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in September.
The New York Times - 1d
Man Who Leaped Over Bench to Attack Nevada Judge Gets Decades in Prison

A courtroom video recorded Deobra Redden as he ran up and attacked Judge Mary Kay Holthus at his sentencing hearing.
The New York Times - 6h
Man who attacked judge in Vegas courtroom gets decades in prison

Video showed the judge falling back from her seat as Deobra Redden flung himself over her bench and grabbed her hair, toppling an American flag onto them.
CBS News - 15h
A Lebanese man who spent 32 years in Syrian prisons is welcomed home

Suheil Hamwi spent 32 years in a Syrian prison, and now, after an offensive by insurgents that toppled the government of Bashar Assad, he’s finally returned to his home to Lebanon
ABC News - 18h
California man charged with breaking out of federal prison 8 years ago

A 55-year-old fugitive who had been on the run for eight years after escaping from a federal prison in California has been caught and indicted, the U.S. attorney’s office said last week.
NBC News - 3d
Alternative healer gets 10 years in UK prison for death of woman at slap therapy workshop

An alternative healer who advocated “slapping therapy” to treat a range of maladies has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the death of a 71-year-old diabetic woman who stopped taking insulin ...
ABC News - 5d
Florida woman who led a nearly $200 million Ponzi scheme sentenced to 20 years in prison

Federal prosecutors said Florida resident Johanna Garcia led a Ponzi scheme that raised nearly $200 million and lost investors nearly $90 million.
CNBC - Dec. 4
Woman who vanished from LAX spotted crossing into Mexico, LAPD says

Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell said new surveillance video shows Hannah Kobayashi, who vanished from LAX, crossing into Mexico. Officials said there is no evidence to show that Kobayashi is ...
NBC News - Dec. 3
Woman gets 25 years for DUI crash that killed bride on wedding night

A South Carolina woman who admitted to driving drunk and speeding was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty in the death of a bride on her wedding night. Skyler Henry has details.
CBS News - Dec. 2