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George Floyd's Killer Derek Chauvin Transferred From Prison After Knife Attack
Derek Chauvin has been transferred to a prison in Texas, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons said on Tuesday, nine months after the former Minneapolis police
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Operation Trojan Shield: How an Informant and Messaging App ANOM Led to Huge Global Crime Sting
It took $120,000 (roughly Rs. 87 lakhs) plus expenses, and the opportunity for a reduced prison sentence, for the smartphone developer to collaborate with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 2018 and kick-start Operation Trojan Shield, according to a court document.
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US Executes Brandon Bernard, Over Objections From Several Jurors In His Trial
The United States executed convicted felon Brandon Bernard on Thursday, despite objections by some of the jurors in his trial who pleaded with the Trump administration to show mercy, the federal Bureau of Prisons said.
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Federal Prisoner Becomes First US Inmate To Die From Coronavirus
Patrick Jones, a 49-year-old prisoner in Louisiana who was serving a 27-year prison term for a drug charge, became the first federal inmate to die from COVID-19, the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) announced late on Saturday.
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Donald Trump Reverses Barack Obama Ban On Private Prisons
President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday reinstated the use of private prisons for federal inmates, saying commercial prison operators are needed for the correctional system's "future needs."
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Fight Against Drugs Fills US Federal Prisons: Study
More than half of US federal prison inmates are in jail for drug trafficking, with the harshest sentences going to crack dealers, most of them African Americans, a study found Tuesday.
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US Teen Jailed More Than 11 Years for Islamic State Conviction
A tech-savvy US teenager from Virginia was sentenced to 11 years and four months in prison on Friday for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State extremist group.
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Hillary Clinton is One Email Away From Prison: Bobby Jindal
Indian-origin Republican presidential aspirant Bobby Jindal on tuesday attacked Hillary Clinton, saying the Democratic frontrunner is just a single email away from prison after she signed a sworn declaration that she has turned in all of her government emails.
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Boston Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Moved to Colorado 'Supermax' Prison: Reports
Convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been transferred to a high-security "supermax" prison in Colorado, US media and officials said, where he will be held until he is moved to federal death row.
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Indian-Origin Doctor in Las Vegas Jailed for Health Insurance Fraud
An Indian-origin doctor has been sentenced to 71 months in a federal prison and ordered to repay over $2.2 million for health insurance fraud, the Federal Bureau of investigation announced on Friday.
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Convicted of Running Extortion Ring, Indian-American Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison
An Indian-American has been jailed for more than 14 years and fined $1 million for running a massive extortion ring from India-based call centres.
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Boston Bombers' Taxi Driver Friend Jailed 2.5 Years
A taxi driver friend of the Boston bombers was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison Thursday for obstructing the FBI investigation into the bloody 2013 attacks.
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Manhunt for 2 New York Prison Escapees Focuses on Nearby Woods
Hundreds of law enforcement agents hunting for two upstate New York prison escapees focused their search today on a heavily wooded area just a few miles from the maximum security facility where they broke out last week, police said.
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Boston Bomber's Friends Sentenced for Hampering Investigation
Two college friends of the Boston Marathon bomber were sentenced to prison on Friday for removing a backpack containing empty fireworks shells from Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's dorm room amid a massive manhunt three days after the deadly 2013 attack.
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US Man Jailed for Trying to Join Islamic State in Syria
A Texas man who admitted to trying to join the Islamic State group to fight in Syria was sentenced to nearly seven years in federal prison today, US officials said.
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George Floyd's Killer Derek Chauvin Transferred From Prison After Knife Attack
Derek Chauvin has been transferred to a prison in Texas, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons said on Tuesday, nine months after the former Minneapolis police
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Operation Trojan Shield: How an Informant and Messaging App ANOM Led to Huge Global Crime Sting
It took $120,000 (roughly Rs. 87 lakhs) plus expenses, and the opportunity for a reduced prison sentence, for the smartphone developer to collaborate with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 2018 and kick-start Operation Trojan Shield, according to a court document.
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US Executes Brandon Bernard, Over Objections From Several Jurors In His Trial
The United States executed convicted felon Brandon Bernard on Thursday, despite objections by some of the jurors in his trial who pleaded with the Trump administration to show mercy, the federal Bureau of Prisons said.
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Federal Prisoner Becomes First US Inmate To Die From Coronavirus
Patrick Jones, a 49-year-old prisoner in Louisiana who was serving a 27-year prison term for a drug charge, became the first federal inmate to die from COVID-19, the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) announced late on Saturday.
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Donald Trump Reverses Barack Obama Ban On Private Prisons
President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday reinstated the use of private prisons for federal inmates, saying commercial prison operators are needed for the correctional system's "future needs."
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Fight Against Drugs Fills US Federal Prisons: Study
More than half of US federal prison inmates are in jail for drug trafficking, with the harshest sentences going to crack dealers, most of them African Americans, a study found Tuesday.
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US Teen Jailed More Than 11 Years for Islamic State Conviction
A tech-savvy US teenager from Virginia was sentenced to 11 years and four months in prison on Friday for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State extremist group.
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Hillary Clinton is One Email Away From Prison: Bobby Jindal
Indian-origin Republican presidential aspirant Bobby Jindal on tuesday attacked Hillary Clinton, saying the Democratic frontrunner is just a single email away from prison after she signed a sworn declaration that she has turned in all of her government emails.
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Boston Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Moved to Colorado 'Supermax' Prison: Reports
Convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been transferred to a high-security "supermax" prison in Colorado, US media and officials said, where he will be held until he is moved to federal death row.
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Indian-Origin Doctor in Las Vegas Jailed for Health Insurance Fraud
An Indian-origin doctor has been sentenced to 71 months in a federal prison and ordered to repay over $2.2 million for health insurance fraud, the Federal Bureau of investigation announced on Friday.
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Convicted of Running Extortion Ring, Indian-American Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison
An Indian-American has been jailed for more than 14 years and fined $1 million for running a massive extortion ring from India-based call centres.
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Boston Bombers' Taxi Driver Friend Jailed 2.5 Years
A taxi driver friend of the Boston bombers was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison Thursday for obstructing the FBI investigation into the bloody 2013 attacks.
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Manhunt for 2 New York Prison Escapees Focuses on Nearby Woods
Hundreds of law enforcement agents hunting for two upstate New York prison escapees focused their search today on a heavily wooded area just a few miles from the maximum security facility where they broke out last week, police said.
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Boston Bomber's Friends Sentenced for Hampering Investigation
Two college friends of the Boston Marathon bomber were sentenced to prison on Friday for removing a backpack containing empty fireworks shells from Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's dorm room amid a massive manhunt three days after the deadly 2013 attack.
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US Man Jailed for Trying to Join Islamic State in Syria
A Texas man who admitted to trying to join the Islamic State group to fight in Syria was sentenced to nearly seven years in federal prison today, US officials said.
