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Ex-CIA officer who spied for China faces prison time -- and a lifetime of polygraph tests
HONOLULU (AP) — A former CIA officer and contract linguist for the FBI who received cash, golf clubs and other expensive gifts in exchange for spying for China faces a decade in prison if a U.S. judge approves his plea agreement Wednesday. Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 71, made a deal in...
Protections sought for prison workers in closing of aging Illinois prison
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The union representing state prison workers is seeking a federal court order that the Illinois Department of Corrections ensure the rights and safety of employees as it shutters a century-old maximum-security lockup outside Chicago. U.S. District Judge...
A residential care worker gets prison in Maine for assaults on a disabled man
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A residential care center employee in Maine is going to prison after pleading guilty to what prosecutors described as “grotesque and pervasive” assaults on a disabled man. Zachery Conners, 26, was among four workers accused of abuse including waterboarding,...
Detroit-area officer sentenced to prison for assaulting man after his arrest
DETROIT (AP) — A suburban Detroit police officer who punched a young Black man in the face and slammed his head to the ground was sentenced Tuesday to a year in federal prison for a civil rights violation. “I wonder what would have happened if the cameras weren't working in that...
Nicaragua strips citizenship from 135 prisoners released to Guatemala
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua said Tuesday it was revoking the citizenship and seizing the property of 135 people who were expelled from the country last week after serving prison sentences in a government crackdown on dissent. The decision was announced in a press release from the...
Former Alabama corrections officer sentenced for drug smuggling
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama correctional officer was sentenced to over six years in federal prison for working with an inmate to smuggle methamphetamine into the state facility where he worked, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Investigators with a canine unit found three...
Jailed Harvey Weinstein taken to NYC hospital for emergency heart surgery, his representatives say
NEW YORK (AP) — Jailed ex-movie mogul Harvey Weinstein underwent an emergency medical procedure at a New York City hospital on Monday to remove fluid on his heart and lungs after he complained of chest pains over the weekend, his representatives said. Weinstein, 72, was rushed to...
Wife of California inmate wins $5.6 million in settlement for strip search
The wife of a California inmate will receive $5.6 million after being sexually violated during a strip search when she tried to visit her husband in prison, her attorneys said Monday. After traveling four hours to see her husband at a correctional facility in Tehachapi, Calif. on...
Top leaders of Imran Khan's party arrested in Pakistan after being accused of inciting violence
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani police arrested Monday several top leaders from former imprisoned Prime Minister Imran Khan's opposition party, a day after some people clashed with the police a mile from a protest calling for his release. Among the detainees, accused of inciting...
47 inmates escape from a prison in Liberia
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Dozens of inmates escaped from a maximum security prison outside Liberia's capital over the weekend, authorities said Monday. The 47 inmates were able to escape because of a breach in the prison security system, the Justice Ministry said in a statement. The...
