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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 Tribune22h 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.

NPR1d agoWhole story →

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Judge Tosses Road Rage Killer's Sentence over AI-Generated Video of Victim Played in CourtAn Arizona appeals court has overturned the prison sentence of a man convicted of manslaughter after a road rage incident, determining that an AI-generated video of his deceased victim used during sentencing was unreliable and created fundamental unfairness in the proceedings. The post Judge Tosses Road Rage Killer’s Sentence over AI-Generated Video of…

Breitbart News Network2d agoWhole story →

Inmates getting paper straws in Canadian prisons for 'safer snorting'Canada is giving paper straws to convicts across federal prisons for “safer snorting,” according to a memo to Corrections Canada staff shared on social media.

New York Post3d 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 →

Delaware men sentenced for fraud scheme that included Iowa victimsTwo Delaware men received federal prison sentences for a wire fraud scheme that included Iowa victims.

Des Moines Register6d agoWhole story →

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California tech CEO busted in international $2M smart ring Ponzi schemeMichelle Bisnoff, CEO of Esos Rings Inc., will spend decades in prison for running a Ponzi scheme that duped investors with fabricated patent ownership and fraudulently obtained a federal business relief loan during the pandemic.

New York Post8d agoWhole story →

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Sanders bill would ban superintelligence and create a Department of AI‘You hit the brakes’: a superintelligence ban from Sanders and Casar would pause advanced AI and punish violators with up to 20 years in prison.

TNW11d agoWhole story →

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Elizabeth Holmes Can't Contact Her Investor Victims After Prison ReleaseElizabeth Holmes is barred from reaching out to the many investors she was convicted of ripping off -- to the tune of over $452 million -- once she gets out of federal prison ... TMZ has learned.

TMZ12d agoWhole story →

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67-year-old sentenced to federal prison for mailing threatening letters, white powder to Texas judges67-year-old Donald Ray McCray was sentenced to over 17 years in federal prison for mailing threatening communications towards several judges in Fort Worth and Amarillo.

FOX 4 News12d agoWhole story →

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Former Dallas 'We Buy Ugly Houses' franchisee sentenced to federal prison for investment scamA former Dallas-based real estate president will spend years behind bars for using the ‘We Buy Ugly Houses’ brand to scam over 80 investors.

FOX 4 News13d agoWhole story →

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Bernie Sanders proposes banning ‘superintelligence’ and putting violators in prisonSen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar have introduced the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, a bill that would prevent companies from developing technology capable of the “destruction or disempowerment of humanity.”

The Verge13d agoWhole story →

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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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Newly sentenced Snapchat hackers called stolen explicit photos 'wins'In case in Erie federal court, ringleader and another high-level defendant get prison for hacking into Snapchat accounts and stealing intimate images.

Erie Times-News14d agoWhole story →

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Eugene man flies drones to assist with public safetyAfter prison, Bill Barnard is using his tech skills to help Lane County residents track emergency calls live.

Eugene Register-Guard16d agoWhole story →

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North Texas Man Who Threatened to “Open Fire” on ICE Agents Sentenced to 17 Months in Federal PrisonA North Texas man who threatened to shoot and kill Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents online has been sentenced to 17 months in federal prison.

The Gateway Pundit18d 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 agoSources (2)Whole story →

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2 men in N.J. illegally admitted roles in grandparent phone scam ringOne resident of the Dominican Republic has been sentenced to federal prison while the other pleaded guilty and is awaiting sentencing.

NJ.com19d agoWhole 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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Ohio man sentenced to more than 6 years for cyberstalking 3 womenLogan Stanford, 28, of Shelby, Ohio, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for cyberstalking and threatening three women online over three years, using fake social media accounts to evade blocks.

cleveland.com20d agoWhole story →

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