Missouri man gets life for killing stepdaughter, more time for shooting her brotherOctober 3rd, 2009 Missouri man gets life for killing stepdaughterKANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his 15-year-old stepdaughter in the same 1997 attack that left the girl's mother dead and her brother wounded.
Federal judge blocks decision ordering US to search for damage assessments in Cuban 5 spy caseOctober 2nd, 2009 Judge blocks US disclosures in Cuban 5 spy caseMIAMI — A federal judge on Friday halted a U.S. search for national security damage assessments that had been ordered by another judge in the politically charged case of three convicted Cuban spies who are seeking lenient prison sentences.
US resists disclosure of classified national security information in 'Cuban Five' spy caseOctober 1st, 2009 US resists disclosures in 'Cuban Five' spy caseMIAMI — The U.S. is resisting a judge's order that could force disclosure of classified material in the case of three Cuban men convicted of spying.
US resists disclosure of classified material in resentencing in 'Cuban Five' spying caseOctober 1st, 2009 US resists disclosures in Cuban spy caseMIAMI — The U.S. is resisting a judge's order that could force disclosure of classified documents and other material sought by three men who are seeking reduced prison sentences for their 2001 convictions in a politically charged spying case.
72-year-old grandmother accused of running green-card marriage scam gets 44-month prison termSeptember 23rd, 2009 Grandmother gets 44 months in green-card scamDALLAS — A Texas grandmother who ran a scheme in which relatives married scores of foreigners seeking to stay in the United States is going to prison. 72-year-old Maria Refugia Camarillo of Fort Worth was sentenced Wednesday to 44 months in federal prison.
SKorean court upholds conviction for late president's brother, reduces prison termSeptember 23rd, 2009 SKorean court upholds conviction for Roh's brotherSEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court Wednesday upheld the conviction of the older brother of the late President Roh Moo-hyun for influence-peddling, but reduced the sentence he had received just days before the former leader's suicide. Roh Gun-pyeong was convicted and sentenced in May shortly before his brother — who also was under investigation in a separate bribery scandal — jumped to his death in a suicide that sparked an outpouring of sympathy for the family and accusations that prosecutors had hounded the former leader.
Former Army soldier gets 5 consecutive life sentences in Ky. for rape, murders in IraqSeptember 4th, 2009 Ex-soldier gets 5 life sentences for Iraqi deathsPADUCAH, Ky. — A former soldier has received five consecutive life sentences for his role in the rape and murder of an Iraqi teenager and the slaying of three of her family members.
Former Army soldier scheduled to get life sentence in Ky. for rape, murders in IraqSeptember 4th, 2009 Ex-soldier to be sentenced in Ky. for Iraqi deathsPADUCAH, Ky.
Former Pa. Sen. Vince Fumo, convicted on fraud charges, starts 4½-year federal prison termAugust 31st, 2009 Former Pa. powerbroker Fumo reports to prisonPHILADELPHIA — A former Pennsylvania state senator convicted on fraud charges has reported to federal prison in Kentucky. Vincent Fumo faces 4½ years in prison for defrauding the Senate and two nonprofits of several million dollars.
Detroit boy, 12, faces murder charge, possible life sentence, in shooting death of woman, 24August 20th, 2009 Detroit boy, 12, faces life murder charge in deathDETROIT — Authorities say a 12-year-old Detroit boy accused of shooting a 24-year-old woman to death during a street robbery could face an adult murder sentence of life in prison without parole if he's convicted. According to police, Demarco Harris shot and killed Trisha Babcock, of Davison, just after midnight on Aug.
US Army reduces soldiers' sentences after murder convictions in 2007 deaths of 4 IraqisAugust 14th, 2009 US Army reduces soldiers' murder sentencesFRANKFURT — The U.S. Army said Friday it had reduced the sentences of three soldiers convicted of murder in the execution-style slayings of four bound and blindfolded Iraqi detainees.
Murderous former members of Charles Manson Family grow old in prisonAugust 7th, 2009 Manson Family grows old in prisonSeven former members of Charles Manson's communal "family" remain in prison 40 years after the Tate-La Bianca killings made the cult notorious; two others have been released. They are:
—Charles Manson, 74, serving a life term at the California State Prison at Corcoran.
Prison coach says Bernard Madoff was not afraid before starting 150-year sentence in NCJuly 15th, 2009 Prison coach: Madoff was not afraid ahead of termNEW YORK — A prison coach who helped Bernard Madoff get ready for his 150-year sentence says the disgraced financier was not afraid before starting his term at a federal penitentiary in North Carolina. Herb Hoelter (HOHL'-ter) told the CBS "Early Show" that Madoff was remorseful but composed when Hoelter met him four days before sentencing.
Austria: Fritzl transferred to prison to serve life sentence for kidnap, rape of daughterJune 3rd, 2009 Austria: Fritzl moved to long-term prisonVIENNA — An official says Josef Fritzl has been moved to the prison where he will serve his life sentence for imprisoning and repeatedly raping his daughter for 24 years. Prison management official Peter Prechtl says Fritzl was transferred from Vienna's Mittersteig jail to the Stein facility in Lower Austria province Wednesday morning.
US journalist leaves jail in Iran after court suspends her prison sentence, lawyer saysMay 11th, 2009 US reporter leaves jail in Iran, lawyer saysTEHRAN, Iran — A lawyer for a U.S. journalist jailed in Iran says she has been freed from prison after an appeals court suspended her eight-year jail sentence.
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