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This day in history: Bluffing his way through life, a defendant may have also tricked the judge sentencing him - Fri, 16 Oct 2026 PST

From 1976: A Prosser judge was so impressed by John James Ryan’s history of bluffing his way through life, he gave him just a one-year sentence and suspended the other 19 years.

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Schwab: For Trump and company, it’s lies all the way downThere are plenty of reasons to abolish the death penalty, not the least of which is the number of incarcerated people found, after years in prison, to have been wrongly convicted. And that horror show in Tennessee. If it’s ever appropriate, however, the mass murders committed by Nidal Hasan would be a justification. It’s best left to states, though. Our…

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Judge revokes bail for LaMar Cook, former Healey aideA judge on Thursday revoked bail for LaMar D. Cook, a former aide to Governor Maura Healey facing drug trafficking charges.

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Ex-FBI agent sentenced in Detroit for defrauding investors in forex schemeA former FBI agent was sentenced to almost 6 years in federal prison after having pleaded guilty to defrauding multiple investors, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan said.

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GOP lawmakers push Pa. bail reform after UPMC doctor's killing“We cannot recklessly prioritize the rights of the accused over protecting innocent lives such as Dr. Evans,” said state Sen. Devlin Robinson.

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Elizabeth Holmes’ fiance shown fully naked in ballsy scene in new documentary"You Can See Everything," which hits theaters Friday, follows the disgraced Silicone Valley darling at her family’s beachfront home in California for a month leading up to her federal prison sentence in 2023.

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Amputations and Cancer Treatment Delays: Lawmakers Hear Testimony on Mississippi Prison HealthcareFrom prisoners suffering amputations due to diabetes to a mother taking desperate measures to help her incarcerated son treat his debilitating pain, Mississippi lawmakers on Thursday heard stunning testimony in a more than three-hour hearing about inadequate healthcare in state prisons.

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs moved to a new prison after reports of a luxury lifestyle behind barsSean “Diddy” Combs has been moved to a federal prison in Pennsylvania after reports that the hip-hop mogul was living the high life and was

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