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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 Tribune16h agoWhole story →

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Georgia Senate 47 candidacy headed for hearingGeorgia officials are reviewing a State Senate race after the Democratic candidate was sentenced to prison.

Athens Banner-Herald16h agoWhole story →

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'Honored': Talarico endorsed by group that bailed out violent criminal later accused of mass murderUS Senate candidate James Talarico praised activist group backing his campaign as 'irreplaceable' even though it freed a man who later killed six people in a mass murdering spree.

Fox News17h agoWhole story →

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Honduras man in Lake Charles arrested for illegal entranceUnited States District Judge James D. Cain, Jr. sentenced Honduras 42-year-old David Joel Hernandez-Sanchez to 30 months in federal prison for “Illegal re-entry of a Removed Alien” on Sept. 24, according to a news release from Western District of the Louisiana U.S. Attorney's Office.

Baton Rouge Advocate18h agoWhole story →

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SNAP Fraudster Gets Two Years for Scheme Funneling Money to Venezuela, Dominican RepublicA Massachusetts restaurant operator was sentenced to federal prison for a scheme to collect SNAP and pandemic benefits worth more than $1.1M.

Breitbart News Network18h 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.

NPR23h agoWhole story →

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Tennessee Prison Commissioner Resigns After Murderer Christa Pike Survives Double Dose of Lethal InjectionTennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada resigned from his post Saturday, a few days after murderer Christa Pike survived two doses of lethal injection and is still alive at a hospital. The post Tennessee Prison Commissioner Resigns After Murderer Christa Pike Survives Double Dose of Lethal Injection appeared first on Breitbart .

Breitbart News Network2d agoWhole story →

President Trump Calls for Mandatory Prison Sentences for Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security Fraudsters – Says Crooked Politicians Who Cover It Up Must Face Real Consequences * The Gateway PunditPresident Donald Trump is calling on Congress to finally put real teeth behind the government’s war on fraud, mandatory prison sentences for criminals caught s…

The Gateway Pundit2d agoWhole story →

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Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa PikeTENNESSEE — The head of Tennessee’s prison system is resigning, Gov. Bill Lee announced Saturday, the first major staff shake-up since Christa Pike’s stunning failed execution left her unconscious and on a ventilator at a hospital.

WBRZ3d agoCoverage (2)Whole story →

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Ex-GOP Florida lawmaker sentenced to 10 years in prison(The Hill) -- Former Florida Rep. David Rivera (R) was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Friday for his undisclosed role in a multimillion-dollar lobbying campaign on behalf of the Venezuelan government under the first Trump administration. Rivera, a longtime friend and former roommate of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, has been in federal [...]

NewsNation3d agoWhole story →

Departure comes as the state investigates what went wrong during Pike's lethal injection.Tennessee's top prison official turned in his resignation days after the failed attempt to execute death row inmate Christa Pike , the state announced Saturday. Gov. Bill Lee said Department of Correction commissioner Frank Strada would step down this month. Strada, who had served as commissioner since 2023, said he would cooperate with the independent…

Axios3d agoWhole story →

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 →

Supreme Court Denies Arizona’s Bid to Delay Start of Takeover of Healthcare in State PrisonsPHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Arizona's eleventh-hour bid to block the upcoming start of a court-ordered takeover of healthcare operations in its prisons after the state was found to have provided constitutionally inadequate care to incarcerated people and dragged its feet for over a decade in making required improvements. Justice…

U.S. News & World Report5d agoWhole story →

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Judge keeps Venezuelan delivery driver shot by ICE in custody for alleged assaultGarces Perez is charged with one count of assaulting, resisting and impeding a federal officer and faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

Baltimore Sun6d agoWhole story →

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Dauphin County Prison cooperates with ICE despite resolution to the contraryWarden Gregory Briggs said jail officials coordinate with ICE so everyone the federal agency wants, they get, regardless of the resolution that passed 4 months ago.

Mechanicsburg Patriot News6d agoWhole story →

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Fugitive ex-CT official sentenced to prison, did not show upDuring the conversation federal authorities offered to fly Diamantis back to Connecticut to appear at his sentencing.

Hartford Courant6d agoWhole story →

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Justice Department asks Supreme Court to allow transgender inmate banThe Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to allow a Bureau of Prisons policy banning hormone therapy and social accommodations for transgender inmates in federal prisons.

Fox News6d agoWhole story →

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Trump asks Supreme Court to suspend transgender medical care in federal prisonsPresident Donald Trump’s administration urged the Supreme Court on Monday to allow federal prison officials to deny certain types of medical care for trans

NewsBreak7d agoCoverage (3)Whole story →

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Federal prosecutors charge Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent in Texas with assaulting an officerFederal prosecutors in Texas announced assault charges against a Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot in the back by immigration enforcement agents on Sept. 20. A federal complaint alleges Wilber Rafael Garces-Perez, 28, tried to escape Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who pulled him over after a judge issued a final removal order, according to…

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution7d agoCoverage (2)Whole story →

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Michigan man faked 50 employees, $875K payroll to steal $2.18M in pandemic relief fundsA Metro Detroit man will serve two years in federal prison over a $2.18 million fraud scheme involving pandemic assistance funds.

CBS News7d agoWhole story →

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