#sentencing

10:48am, 2nd May, 2019

Would-be NYC subway bomber who turned informant faces sentencing

A former al Qaeda recruit convicted of plotting to bomb New York City's subway system will be sentenced on Thursday, nearly a decade after he pleaded guilty and became one of the U.S. government's most valuable counterterrorism informants.

Julian Assange appears in London court for sentencing over breaking bail

6:03am, 1st May, 2019

UK

Julian Assange appears in London court for sentencing over breaking bail

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared in a London court on Wednesday to be sentenced for breaking bail to enter the Ecuadorean embassy seven years ago.

Ex-Florida policeman faces sentencing for killing black motorist

10:08am, 25th April, 2019

US

Ex-Florida policeman faces sentencing for killing black motorist

A former Florida police officer was due to be sentenced on Thursday for fatally shooting a black motorist in 2015 without identifying himself as a police officer as he approached the man who was waiting for his car to be towed.

California couple faces sentencing in severe child abuse case

5:35am, 19th April, 2019

US

California couple faces sentencing in severe child abuse case

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

For Manafort's sentencing, a trip to the pre-cellphone era

9:38pm, 12th March, 2019

Politics

For Manafort's sentencing, a trip to the pre-cellphone era

If you need to get news out of the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia, bring plenty of quarters.

Former Trump adviser Flynn asks judge to delay sentencing: court filing

8:26pm, 12th March, 2019

US

Former Trump adviser Flynn asks judge to delay sentencing: court filing

Lawyers for President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn asked a judge on Tuesday to delay his sentencing in a case that stemmed from an investigation of possible collusion between Trump's campaign and Russia duri...

At sentencing hearing, Trump ex-aide Manafort asks U.S. judge for mercy

6:59pm, 7th March, 2019

Politics

At sentencing hearing, Trump ex-aide Manafort asks U.S. judge for mercy

President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, at his sentencing hearing on Thursday, asked a U.S. judge for mercy after being convicted of financial crimes uncovered during Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation i...

Trump campaign ex-chief Manafort faces years in prison in sentencing

6:24am, 7th March, 2019

Politics

Trump campaign ex-chief Manafort faces years in prison in sentencing

President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort will be sentenced by a U.S. judge in Virginia on Thursday for bank and tax fraud uncovered during Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's role in the...

Manafort sentencing hearing set for March 8: filing

12:18pm, 21st February, 2019

Politics

Manafort sentencing hearing set for March 8: filing

President Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort will be sentenced in the U.S. District Court in Virginia on March 8, according to a court filing posted on Thursday.

Cosby sentencing is new milestone for #MeToo movement

5:17am, 23rd September, 2018

US

Cosby sentencing is new milestone for #MeToo movement

When a grainy video of standup comedian Hannibal Buress making a joke about Bill Cosby's rape allegations on an October night in 2014 went viral, the rallying cry of #MeToo was years away.

Former Trump aide Flynn eager to get to sentencing, lawyer says

10:16am, 10th July, 2018

Politics

Former Trump aide Flynn eager to get to sentencing, lawyer says

Michael Flynn, former National Security Adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, is eager to get past his current legal ordeal and proceed to sentencing, Flynn's lawyer, Robert Kelner, told a judge on Tuesday.