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3:33pm, 9th May, 2019

Fake heiress who dazzled New York elite sentenced to up to 12 years in prison

A German woman who posed as a wealthy heiress to scam boutique New York hotels and fashionable friends was sentenced to four to 12 years in prison on Thursday after a jury in state court found her guilty of fraud last month.

Julian Assange sentenced to 50 weeks in British jail for skipping bail

7:23am, 1st May, 2019

UK

Julian Assange sentenced to 50 weeks in British jail for skipping bail

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks in jail by a London court on Wednesday for skipping bail to enter the Ecuadorean embassy where he was holed up for almost seven years until police dragged him out last month.

Remorseful Russian agent Butina sentenced to 18 months in U.S. prison

12:35pm, 26th April, 2019

US

Remorseful Russian agent Butina sentenced to 18 months in U.S. prison

A federal judge on Friday sentenced admitted Russian agent Maria Butina to 18 months in prison after the Siberia native begged for mercy and expressed remorse for conspiring with a Russian official to infiltrate a gun rights group and influence U.S....

Admitted Russian agent Butina to be sentenced in U.S., faces deportation

12:25am, 26th April, 2019

US

Admitted Russian agent Butina to be sentenced in U.S., faces deportation

Admitted Russian agent Maria Butina will be sentenced on Friday by a federal judge after pleading guilty in December to conspiring with a Russian official to infiltrate a gun rights group and influence U.S. conservative activists and Republicans.

California couple sentenced to life in prison in severe child abuse case

3:35pm, 19th April, 2019

US

California couple sentenced to life in prison in severe child abuse case

A Southern California couple was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison on Friday after the pair pleaded guilty to charges stemming from grim, headline-making accusations they beat, starved and shackled their 13 children in the family's home, p...

U.S. political consultant tied to Russia probe sentenced to 36 months of probation

10:12am, 12th April, 2019

Politics

U.S. political consultant tied to Russia probe sentenced to 36 months of probation

A U.S. judge on Friday sentenced Republican political consultant Samuel Patten to 36 months of probation, 500 hours of community service and a $5,000 fine in a case spun out of U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe.

Admitted Russian agent Butina to be sentenced in U.S. on April 26

12:17pm, 28th March, 2019

US

Admitted Russian agent Butina to be sentenced in U.S. on April 26

Maria Butina, who has admitted to working as a Russian agent to infiltrate an influential gun rights group and make inroads with U.S. conservative activists and Republicans, will be sentenced on April 26, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said on Thu...

Husband of Iranian human rights lawyer says she is sentenced to 38 years, 148 lashes

11:53am, 11th March, 2019

World

Husband of Iranian human rights lawyer says she is sentenced to 38 years, 148 lashes

Nasrin Sotoudeh, an internationally renowned human rights lawyer jailed in Iran, was handed a new sentence on Monday which her husband said was 38 years in prison and 148 lashes.

Onetime rap mogul Marion 'Suge' Knight sentenced to 28 years for manslaughter

3:44pm, 4th October, 2018

US

Onetime rap mogul Marion 'Suge' Knight sentenced to 28 years for manslaughter

Former rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was sentenced in a Los Angeles courtroom on Thursday to 28 years in prison for manslaughter in the death of a man he ran over with his pickup truck outside a hamburger stand in 2015.

Ex-Chinese securities regulator vice chairman sentenced to 18 years in prison - local court statement

2:55am, 28th September, 2018

World

Ex-Chinese securities regulator vice chairman sentenced to 18 years in prison - local court statement

The former vice chairman of China's securities regulator, Yao Gang, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison, a local Chinese court said on Friday.

Bill Cosby sentenced to up to 10 years in prison for sexual assault

2:25pm, 25th September, 2018

US

Bill Cosby sentenced to up to 10 years in prison for sexual assault

Bill Cosby was sentenced to between three and 10 years in prison on Tuesday for his conviction for sexually assaulting a woman, capping the once-beloved comedian's downfall from "America's Dad" to convicted felon.

Ex-Trump campaign aide Papadopoulos sentenced to 14 days in prison

4:13pm, 7th September, 2018

US

Ex-Trump campaign aide Papadopoulos sentenced to 14 days in prison

George Papadopoulos, a former aide to then-Republican candidate Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, was sentenced on Friday to 14 days in prison after pleading guilty last year to lying to federal agents investigating whether campaign members coordina...

Ex-Trump campaign aide Papadopoulos to be sentenced Friday for lying to FBI

8:21am, 7th September, 2018

US

Ex-Trump campaign aide Papadopoulos to be sentenced Friday for lying to FBI

George Papadopoulos, a former aide to then-Republican candidate Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, will be sentenced on Friday after pleading guilty last year to lying to federal agents investigating whether campaign members coordinated with Russia b...

Ex-U.N. chief Ban's nephew sentenced to prison in U.S. for bribe scheme

3:05pm, 6th September, 2018

World

Ex-U.N. chief Ban's nephew sentenced to prison in U.S. for bribe scheme

Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's nephew was sentenced on Thursday to six months in U.S. prison for a bribery scheme that he thought would result in the sale of a Vietnamese building complex to a Qatari sovereign wealth fund, federal p...

Reality Winner to be sentenced for leaking top secret U.S. report

8:03am, 23rd August, 2018

US

Reality Winner to be sentenced for leaking top secret U.S. report

Former U.S. intelligence contractor Reality Winner, who pleaded guilty to illegally leaking to a media outlet a top secret report on Russian interference in U.S. elections, was due to be sentenced on Thursday in Georgia.

KKK figure sentenced to eight years for firing gun at Virginia rally

7:35pm, 21st August, 2018

US

KKK figure sentenced to eight years for firing gun at Virginia rally

A Maryland man who identified himself as a leader of the Ku Klux Klan was sentenced on Tuesday to eight years in prison, four of which were suspended, for firing a pistol during last summer's deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Vi...

Ex-N.Y. Assembly Speaker Silver sentenced to seven years in prison

3:51pm, 27th July, 2018

US

Ex-N.Y. Assembly Speaker Silver sentenced to seven years in prison

Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was sentenced to seven years in prison on Friday by a federal judge in Manhattan after he was convicted for the second time of corruption charges in May.

Canada polygamy sect leaders sentenced to house arrest: CBC News

4:57pm, 26th June, 2018

World

Canada polygamy sect leaders sentenced to house arrest: CBC News

TORONTO (Reuters) - Two British Columbia men were sentenced to house arrest on Tuesday for having multiple wives, marking Canada's first convictions for polygamy in more than a century, according to a report by CBC News.