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Convicted New York bomber faces sentencing for NJ shootout
ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — An Afghan-born U.S. citizen already serving a life prison term for a bombing in New York City faces sentencing Friday for multiple counts of attempted murder and assault stemming from a shootout with police in New Jersey in 2016. Ahmad Khan Rahimi is scheduled to appear in state...
Man gets 5 years for slamming pregnant girlfriend into wall
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A Cedar Rapids man has been given five years in prison for slamming his pregnant girlfriend into a wall. The Gazette reported that Randelle Brown, 29, was sentenced Wednesday in Cedar Rapids. A jury convicted him Oct. 2 of domestic abuse assault, abuse assault and other crimes. ...
Man sentenced in Nebraska for bogus Mexico real estate deals
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A California man has been sentenced in Nebraska for a scheme involving bogus purchases of real estate in Mexico. Sean O'Neal, 58, of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, was given 54 months in prison at his sentencing Thursday in U.S. District Court in Omaha. The charge: wire fraud. He also...
Ex-nurse faces sentencing for oxycodone possession
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A former Delaware nurse with a history of misconduct is facing sentencing by a federal judge after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute oxycodone, a powerful and addictive prescription painkiller. Kelly A. Mullins, 59, faces a maximum sentence of 20 years at...
Handyman gets 50 years for killing couple during burglary
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A handyman has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for killing a Florida couple during a burglary. Michael Anthony Herald, 52, pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of second-degree murder as part of a deal with Hillsborough County prosecutors, the Tampa Bay Times reported. He had been...
Maryland man sentenced for defrauding clients of over $1.6M
BALTIMORE (AP) — A Maryland man has been sentenced to four years in prison after he took more than $1.6 million from clients at his payroll processing business used them to pay his personal expenses, federal authorities said. U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III sentenced David Richison, 64, of...
North Carolina woman slated for sentencing skips hearing
MORGANTON, N.C. (AP) — Arrest warrants have been issued for a woman who skipped out on a sentencing hearing for her alleged involvement in a 2016 double murder, a sheriff's office said. Brandy Nicole Davis, 35, along with three others, was charged in 2016 with two counts of murder in the deaths of Albert...
Militant sentenced to 19 years for role in Benghazi attacks
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a Libyan militant to more than 19 years in prison for his role in the 2012 Benghazi attacks that killed four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador. A jury convicted Mustafa al-Imam last year of conspiring to support the extremist militia that...
Florida Supreme Court on the death penalty: We got it wrong
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court said Thursday it erred in 2016 when it ruled a jury must be unanimous in deciding a convicted murderer should be sentenced to death, announcing a dramatic legal reversal that could affect dozens of death row cases. The opinion pulled back from the court's...
Ex-principal gets prison time for secretly recording girls
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt. (AP) — A former Vermont high school principal accused of secretly recording teenage girls was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday. Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Mann handed down the sentence to Dean Stearns, 57, that includes an additional five to 10 years suspended, and...
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