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WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday ordered former Trump adviser Steve Bannon to report to prison on July 1 to begin a four-month prison sentence for defying subpoenas from the Jan. 6 Committee after a higher court rejected his appeal. Bannon was found guilty on two counts of contempt of Congress in July 2022 …
Changpeng Zhao, the former CEO of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, has reportedly started serving his four-month sentence in a minimum-security federal prison in the U.S. The billionaire handed himself over to prison officials in Lompoc, California, on Friday, CNBC reported. U.S. prosecutors have been investigating Binance and Zhao, 47, for years. In November, CZ agreed …
A former diversity program manager at Facebook and Nike has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for stealing over $5 million through an elaborate scheme involving fraudulent vendors, fictitious paperwork, and cash kickbacks. Barbara Furlow-Smiles, 38, of Marietta, Georgia, served as Lead Strategist, Global Head of Employee Resource Groups and Diversity Engagement …
BREAKING: The man convicted of breaking into former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home and attacking her husband, Paul Pelosi, with a hammer has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.https://t.co/4B1c9uiLbo — ABC News (@ABC) May 17, 2024 Excerpt from ABC News: The man convicted of breaking into former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home and …
Big news on the legal front. As many of you know, Steve Bannon, a prominent figure in conservative circles and a former advisor to President Trump, has been battling a contempt-of-Congress conviction. This all stems from his defiance of a subpoena from the House January 6 select committee investigating the events at the Capitol in …
Hartford, Conn. – Two decades after her release from prison, Teresa Beatty feels she is still being punished. When her mother died two years ago, the state of Connecticut put a lien on the Stamford home she and her siblings inherited. It said she owed $83,762 to cover the cost of her 2 1/2year imprisonment for drug …
A tourist from Oklahoma is living out a traveling hunter’s nightmare in Turks and Caicos, where he was detained and jailed after customs officials found some forgotten ammunition in his luggage. The man could now face up to 12 years in prison due to a strict law that prohibits the possession of firearms, ammo, and …
Judge Mary Marlow Sommer on Monday sentenced “Rust” armourer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed to 18 months behind bars for her role in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Last year, a jury found her guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the deadly movie set shooting. Prosecutors blamed Gutierrez-Reed for unwittingly bringing live ammunition onto the set of …
Jennifer and James Crumbley, the first parents of a mass school shooter in the U.S. to be convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the attack, were sentenced Tuesday in a Michigan courtroom to 10 to 15 years in prison. The sentence came after the court heard statements from the family members of Tate Myre, 16, Hana …
A 23-year-old Florida woman called Alyssa Ann Zinger who posed online as a 14-year-old girl to meet and molest a teenage boy has been hit with additional charges. She was first arrested in November for allegedly engaging in at least 30 sexual acts with at least one middle… pic.twitter.com/e7IcxTUimu — Morbid Knowledge (@MorbidKnowledge) April 7, …
As previously reported, Ashley Biden, Joe Biden’s youngest daughter, left her diary under a mattress at the Palm Beach rehab home following a stay at a treatment facility. Two individuals who found Ashley Biden’s diary at a halfway house later sold the diary to James O’Keefe and Project Veritas. James O’Keefe was later the victim …
Disgraced crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday, but the convicted fraudster could be out in half that time. The 32-year-old was sentenced to more than two decades in prison in Manhattan after being found guilty of stealing more than $8 billion from FTX customers. Federal crimes are not eligible …
An Ohio woman whose toddler died after she left her alone for more than a week while she went on vacation was sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday, the Cuyahoga County prosecutor said. Kristel Candelario, 32, pleaded guilty in February to aggravated murder and endangering children in connection with the death of her …
Peter NAVARRO becomes the first member of the Trump White House to face jail for his involvement in efforts related to the 2020 election (specifically, his refusal to testify to Congress about them). BREAKING: Peter NAVARRO is going to prison. Chief Justice John Roberts turned down his bid to remain free while he appeals his …
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that SETH MARKIN was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos to 15 months in prison for his participation in a scheme to trade in stock of Pandion Therapeutics (“Pandion”) based on material, non-public information that he misappropriated from his …
The mother of the young girl injured in the 2021 crash involving former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid told ESPN she still hasn’t forgiven him for the crash and was shocked when Missouri Gov. Mike Parson commuted Reid’s sentence after 16 months in prison. “We went to court, we [were] told, you’re going …
This story is wild Colorado ranchers tampered with NOAA weather instruments to reduce reported rainfall in order to collect more federal drought relief money. But, then their co-conspirator escaped from prison … https://t.co/83hwmWDP0D — Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) March 10, 2024 Two southeastern Colorado ranch owners were recently sentenced to pay $6.6 million to resolve federal …
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Authorities have ordered a nighttime curfew trying to regain control of Haiti’s streets after an explosion of violence during the weekend, including gunmen from gangs overrunning the country’s two biggest prisons and freeing their inmates. A 72-hour state of emergency began Sunday night, and the government said it would set out …
Peter Navarro speaks at CPAC before he is set to begin a four-month prison sentence after being found guilty of contempt of Congress.
BREAKING: IRS official Alex Mena who works in “Criminal Investigations” says @IRSNews , ‘has no problem going after the small people, putting people in prison, and destroying people’s lives.’ Mena ‘doubts the constitutionality’ of his employer, the IRS, using AI to access everybody’s bank accounts nationwide. Mena recalls IRS agents stating “…the first person you …
JUST IN – Alexei Navalny has died in Russia. pic.twitter.com/m7EQkhlWYw — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) February 16, 2024 In a statement published on its website, the Federal Penitentiary Service said that Navalny “felt unwell” after a walk on Friday, and “almost immediately lost consciousness.” Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most famous opposition leader, died on Friday after collapsing and …
Six pro-life activists were found guilty on Tuesday for “conspiracy against rights” and violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) in relation to a peaceful protest outside of a Tennessee abortion facility in 2021. President Joe Biden’s pro-abortion administration announced in October 2022 that it had charged 11 activists involved in the March …
BREAKING: Former IRS contractor who leaked Trump's tax records, sentenced to 5 years in prison — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) January 29, 2024 Remember the IRS contractor that leaked Trump’s tax returns to the media? They just got 5 years in federal prison Hope the TDS was worth it! All you did was show that Trump …
Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder and notorious whistleblower, lost another appeal challenging his extradition to face legal charges in the United States Friday. Now his lawyers say Assange, who previously spent seven years seeking refuge in an Ecuadorian embassy, is “dangerously close” to spending the rest of his life in an American cell. Assange faces …
This will not go away… From The Blaze- Thanks to new House Speaker Mike Johnson, We now have permission to release Capitol CCTV footage proving that a member of Nancy Pelosi’s security detail, Special Agent David Lazarus, perjured himself on the stand during the Oath Keepers trial. 🚨EXCLUSIVE J6 INVESTIGATION🚨 – Thanks to new House …
by Chris Black Do you remember the old Sam Hyde bit? “State Enforced homosexuality”? GB News: Parents are facing up to seven years in jail if they don’t let their children change gender, under new plans put forward by the SNP. Scotland is looking at implementing a ban on conversion therapy, which would criminalise any …
‘Unbelievable’: Judge lashes out after mother said she missed the ‘sweet boy’ she helped torture and beat to death A 28-year-old mother in Indiana will spend several decades behind bars for her role in torturing and killing her 4-year-old son, who was starved, beaten, and imprisoned in a dark basement before he was ultimately beaten …
by Michael Every inch of our planet is being watched, and incredibly sophisticated “artificial intelligence solutions” make it possible for those that are watching our planet to find whatever they want in just minutes. You can try to run, and you can try to hide, but if they really want to find you it won’t …
