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Horton changes plea to guilty in federal kickback caseProsecutors said ex-D65 Supt. Devon Horton's guilty plea to the three felony counts will likely reduce his prison sentence length.

Chicago Tribune12h agoWhole story →

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Dennis Hastert, GOP House speaker who went to prison, dies at age 84 : NPRennis Hastert, whose political legacy as Congress' longest-serving Republican House speaker was later fouled by allegations that he had molested high school athletes during his prior career as a teacher and wrestling coach, has died, a coroner said Monday. He was 84.

NPR20h agoWhole story →

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Ex-US congressman sentenced to 10 years in prison for $50m lobbying schemeRiver's ex-housemate, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, testified he had no idea about his activities.

BBC News4d agoWhole story →

Antioch man sentenced to federal prison for Oakland liquor store shootoutKawan Hardy was initially charged with a shooting in a school zone, even though it was after 11 p.m. on a weekend and the school was across the street from the liquor store where the shootout took place.

The Mercury News14d agoWhole story →

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Ex-Connecticut official flees to Greece before sentencing for corruptionA former Connecticut state budget official convicted of corruption fled the U.S. by boat and plane before his sentencing and is now a fugitive in Greece. That's according to his lawyer and federal prosecutors. Konstantinos Diamantis was scheduled to be sentenced Thursday in federal court in Bridgeport but did not appear. The prospects of returning…

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution19d agoCoverage (2)Whole story →

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Judge imprisons former coach, ex-PNC worker who stole intimate images in Snapchat hackOne of them was a high school coach with a master’s degree in education. The other has a degree in mathematics and worked for PNC. Now, both of them are going to federal prison after admitting to illegally hacking into the Snapchat accounts of unknowing victims and selling and trading

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review19d agoWhole story →

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Ames man sentenced 27 years for sexual exploitation of a childLuke Crouse of Ames, a former middle school teacher, was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for the sexual exploitation of a child online.

Des Moines Register20d agoWhole story →

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Louisiana pair sentenced for stealing $74,250 in federal education fundsTwo men have been sentenced to federal prison for conspiring to steal federal grant money from the Louisiana Department of Education.

WBRZ20d agoWhole story →

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Muskegon County woman sent to prison for fraudulent Hurricane Ian disaster aidFederal prosecutors say a Twin Lake woman obtained emergency housing funds after Hurricane Ian destroyed her second home in Florida.

M Live Michigan21d agoWhole story →

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Detainees confined to small metal cages at Alligator Alcatraz, report findsMIAMI — The state-run immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades known as “Alligator Alcatraz” violated a host of federal and state detention standards, according to a new government report. At the center, which cost an estimated $1 billion and closed on June 25, detainees lacked adequate living space, access to showers, legal information and…

Spokane Spokesman-Review22d agoWhole story →

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Contractor sentenced in fraud case for leaving asbestosA suburban contractor was sentenced Thursday to more than 6 1/2 years in federal prison for causing a potential "environmental disaster" by leaving large amounts of cancer-causing asbestos material during the 2023 demolition of a Waukegan medical campus in order to line his own pockets.

Chicago Tribune26d agoWhole story →

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Ex-teacher in Morgan City gets 5 years after attempting to have sexual relationship with studentKatherine Albarado, a former Morgan City High School English teacher, was sentenced to 5 years in prison and 7 years supervised release after pleading guilty to attempted possession of child pornography in federal court in Lafayette. She accepted a plea deal, dropping more severe charges.

Baton Rouge Advocate26d agoWhole story →

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Former Morgan City teacher sentenced to 5 years in prison for attempted possession of child pornographyA former Morgan City High School teacher has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for attempted possession of child pornography.

WBRZ26d agoWhole story →

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Co-captain of boat that capsized off California coast, killing 5 migrants, sentenced to prisonA migrant who had been co-piloting a smuggling boat that capsized in rough water off Imperial Beach last year, killing five people onboard, was sentenced Friday to four years and nine months in federal prison.

The Mercury News28d agoWhole story →

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Beloved member of Weed or identity thief and attempted murderer?A 76-year-old man accused of trying to blow up his ex-wife in Wyoming before living under the identity of a dead college classmate for 40 years — much of that time in New Mexico — has been sentenced to more than six years in federal prison.

Albuquerque Journal28d agoWhole story →

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Pillen, Jeffreys discuss reentry programsOoh De Lally employees who were formerly incarcerated discussed reducing recidivism with Gov. Jim Pillen and Director of Correctional Services Rob Jeffreys.

Omaha World-Herald1mo agoWhole story →

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