Pras Michel reports to federal prison in Arizona to begin a 14-year sentence tied to $100M in foreign money flowing into US politics

Pras Michel reported to federal prison in Safford, Arizona, on April 30 to begin his 14-year sentence. The Fugees rapper was convicted of funnelling roughly $100M in illegal foreign money from Jho Low into the 2012 Obama campaign and later lobbying the Trump administration to drop the investigation. Pras Michel turns himself in to begin …

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Democrat Cole Allen faces three federal charges, life in prison — Details from first court appearance. ‘Multiple shots were fired at Allen, all missed the target.’

The suspect was charged with attempting to assassinate the president of the United States, as well as for transporting and discharging a firearm. The suspect in the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner appeared in court Monday afternoon to face charges of attempting to assassinate the president. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, a teacher …

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Turns out that catching criminals, charging them, trying them, and actually putting them in prison… makes crime go down a lot?

They spent years calling tough policing racist and now act shocked when reversing it actually works. Blue city’s staggering 40% violent crime drop a ‘blueprint for other cities,’ law enforcement expert says. Data from the Memphis Police Department shows violent crime is down over 40% so far in 2026 compared to the same period last …

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“YouTuber who traveled to North Sentinel Island to give isolated tribe Diet Coke now faces 5 years in prison.”

JUST IN: YouTuber who traveled to North Sentinel Island to give isolated tribe Diet Coke now faces 5 years in prison. — Polymarket (@Polymarket) April 16, 2026 A YouTuber is facing up to five years behind bars after risking his life being speared by the world’s most isolated tribe while bringing them a can of …

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Johnny Somali convicted in South Korea of being an idiot, gets 6 months in prison

The full charges explained: https://t.co/F0nZFvoFbW — Dexerto (@Dexerto) April 15, 2026 🚨BREAKING🚨 South Korea just sentenced Johnny Somali to 6 months in a labor camp!😂 pic.twitter.com/YcsWbyCeHN — David Santa Carla 🦇 (@TheOnlyDSC) April 15, 2026 Johnny Somali has been sentenced to prison with labor in South Korea, putting an end to the streamer’s legal saga …

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Court overturns prison term for Tina Peters, sends case back for new sentencing

Colorado court throws out election denier Tina Peters’ 9-year sentence for tampering with election equipment The state appeals court is asking the trial court to resentence Peters. The Colorado Court of Appeals has thrown out election denier Tina Peters’ nine-year prison sentence, finding that the lower court violated her First Amendment right to free speech …

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Sounds like lots of people need a stay in federal prison.

BUT THE MONEY SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN SPENT: NYC never opened 25 planned preschools despite demand surge — and may not have even known one existed. Roughly 20 planned early childhood education centers in the Big Apple mysteriously sit idle as demand surges for universal pre-K and 3K seats close to home, The Post has learned. …

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Too ‘insane’ to be sent to prison…

Killer meticulously plotted execution of ex's CEO husband… but woke prosecutors say he is too 'insane' to be sent to prison https://t.co/lhIC6k1lRG — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) February 23, 2026 The killer of a married charity CEO has stunningly avoided jail time after a judge accepted his insanity plea despite claims he ‘meticulously planned’ the murder …

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Female teacher/staffer gets 51 years in prison for 7 sexual felonies

A former Kenosha County elementary school staffer will spend decades in prison for child sex crimes. The 34-year-old woman pleaded guilty to seven felonies, including first-degree child sexual assault. WARNING: Information provided below may be disturbing to some readers. KENOSHA COUNTY, Wis. – A former Kenosha County elementary school staffer will spend decades in prison …

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CBSNEWS Pulls ’60 MINS’ Story on Trump Sending Venezuelans to El Salvador Torture Prison… VIDEO…

UPDATE: Tonight’s show is just two instead of three segments. One of them was made longer at the last minute. No political pieces on tonight’s show. Tonight, “60 Minutes” was supposed to air a controversial subject covered thoroughly in print this week. exclusive picture from pulled segment at top deleted Teaser below The story was about Trump …

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Jimmy Lai may never get out of prison.

Judges Alex Lee, Esther Toh, and Susana D’Almada Remedios delivered the guilty verdict on Monday at the West Kowloon Law Courts Building. Lai, who turned 78 behind bars last week, was found guilty of two counts of conspiring to collude with foreign forces under the Beijing-imposed national security law, and a third count of sedition …

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Crypto mogul sentenced to 15 years in prison for fraud.

NEW YORK — Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday for his role in a massive fraud that saw roughly $50 billion wiped from the crypto ecosystem over the course of just three days in May 2022. The sentence, handed down by District Judge Paul Engelmeyer of the …

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Prison works…

Let’s try it! — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 25, 2025 Homicide rate per 100K 1. St. Louis: 692. Baltimore: 513. Birmingham: 594. New Orleans: 40 5. Memphis: 406. Detroit: 317. Cleveland: 308. Philadelphia: 30 9. Kansas City: 28 10. Milwaukee: 23 All run by Democrats. Everything they touch… — C3 (@C_3C_3) November 25, 2025

People need to go to prison for this.

🚨NEW: The Biden Admin set up a Hotline for Migrant Children to call if their sponsors were ABUSING them — 65,000+ Children called & NO ONE answered. “One case example, a child called reporting that grown men were coming into his room at night… That call went unanswered.” pic.twitter.com/CaxopRKUfv — Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV) November 19, …

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52-year-old avoids prison after stabbing tourist multiple times at Dublin Airport

🚨 BREAKING: AFRICAN MIGRANT HAS RECEIVED A FULLY SUSPENDED SENTENCE AFTER STABBING A TOURIST 8 TIMES AT DUBLIN AIRPORT 🇮🇪 THIS IS ABSOLUTELY BEYOND BELIEF, A SUSPENDED SENTENCE FOR STABBING SOMEBODY 8 TIMES❗️ IRELAND IS ON THE BRINK ⚠️ pic.twitter.com/TAPbVXIrIb — BRITAIN IS BROKEN 🇬🇧 (@BROKENBRITAIN0) October 31, 2025 Factcheck: Yes, this is real. Kasonga …

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Ghislaine Maxwell in Prison: Treated Like She is a Guest at a Hotel

“Sam Mangel, a federal prison consultant, confirms new details first reported by The Wall Street Journal about a top-secret meeting involving Jeffrey Epstein accomplice and former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell inside her minimum-security prison in Texas, telling @ErinBurnett Maxwell’s visitor prompted a “complete facility-wide lockdown”.” https://edition.cnn.com/2025/10/14/us/video/ghislaine-maxwell-prison-meeting-wall-street-journal https://uk.news.yahoo.com/prison-consultant-ghislaine-maxwell-secret-001313030.html “Less than three weeks earlier, the Justice Department had …

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Ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to five years in prison for Gaddafi-linked campaign conspiracy

France's ex President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at court with wife Carla Bruni to learn his fate as he faces seven years in jail over financing scandal https://t.co/MMvfn57QRh — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) September 25, 2025 Nicolas Sarkozy walked into the Paris Criminal Court flanked by his wife Carla Bruni and his three adult sons, cameras flashing, …

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A California woman is facing six years in prison for allegedly registering her dog to vote

A California woman is facing six years in prison for allegedly registering her dog to vote and casting mail-in ballots in two elections, one of which was counted, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced. Read more: https://t.co/wlhGF45Zpc pic.twitter.com/jVsSyect2V — ABC News (@ABC) September 10, 2025 A California woman is facing six years in prison …

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A bartender can face prison for serving alcohol to a drunk person who then drives and kills someone, but judges face no accountability when a 14-time repeat offender, released despite a history of violent crimes, murders a young woman?

A bartender can go to jail for serving a drunk guy who drives and kills someone. But a judge lets a 14-time violent offender walk, and when he murders a young woman, nothing happens? It’s absurd, bartenders face harsher consequences for one mistake than judges do for letting dangerous criminals loose. Accountability for judges could …

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DOJ insider caught saying Epstein files will hide Republicans and expose; Democrats Maxwell gets soft prison transfer while public sees nothing new from DOJ

Joseph Schnitt, Deputy Chief at the DOJ’s Office of Enforcement Operations, was caught on hidden camera saying the agency plans to redact every Republican name from the Epstein files while leaving Democratic names intact. “They’ll redact every Republican or conservative person in those files, leave all the liberal, Democratic people in those files, and have …

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