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US Man, Wrongly Convicted For 22 Years, Says Prison Saved His Life
Convicted in 1995 of a double homicide, Calvin Buari was sentenced to 50 years to life for the deaths of two brothers, Elijah and Salhaddin Harris, in the Bronx.
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Crypto CEO And Bankman-Fried Ex Caroline Ellison Gets Two-Year Sentence
Caroline Ellison, who testified against her former boyfriend and FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried at his crypto fraud trial, was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison for her role in the case, New York prosecutors told AFP.
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Russia Seeks To Jail US Russian Woman Over $50 Donation To Ukraine
Ksenia Karelina, who lives in the United States, was arrested in February while visiting family in Russia, accused of providing financial assistance to the Ukrainian army.
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US Jails Honduran Ex-President For 45 Years On Drug Trafficking Charges
A court in New York on Wednesday sentenced former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez to 45 years in prison after he was convicted of trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine into the United States.
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"I'm A Political Prisoner": Trump In Fundraising Appeal Amid Hush Money Trial
Donald Trump's campaign website began redirecting visitors to a fundraising page Thursday declaring he was a "political prisoner" moments after he was convicted in his New York hush money trial.
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New York Prisoners File Lawsuit To Watch Solar Eclipse After Lockdown Order
The lawsuit was filed after the prison officials refused their permission to view the eclipse saying it is not listed as a holy day.
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US Man Caught On Camera Dumping Pregnant Girlfriend's Body On Highway Sentenced For Murder
A 33-year-old man in the US who was caught on video dumping his pregnant girlfriend's dead body on the side of an expressway in New York has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the killing.
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Billionaire Quits Harvard Board Over Lukewarm Response To Anti-Israel Letter
Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer and his wife resigned from Harvard's Kennedy School board in protest of the university's "insensitive response" to a letter blaming Israel for the Hamas attack.
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Fyre Fest Fraudster To Give 'Business Insights' in $19,000 Speech
The New York man who served time in prison for fraud over the disastrous 2017 Fyre Festival will be paid $19,000 to share his "unique business insights" with a group of German would-be entrepreneurs next month.
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New York Subway Shooting Suspect Faces Terror Charge: Official
The suspect arrested for shooting 10 people on the New York subway has been charged with a federal terror offense and could face life in prison, authorities said Wednesday.
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US Crypto Expert Gets 5 Years in Prison for Helping North Korea
A US cryptocurrency expert was sentenced to 63 months in prison for advising North Korea on how to create cryptocurrency services and blockchain technology to circumvent US sanctions over its nuclear program, court officials in New York said.
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Harvey Weinstein To Be Transferred To Los Angeles To Face New Charges
Jailed ex-filmmaker Harvey Weinstein, who is serving a 23-year prison sentence for rape and sexual assault in New York, can be transferred to Los Angeles, a judge ruled Tuesday, paving the way for a new trial on additional charge
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US Self-Styled Guru, Guilty Of Leading Sex Cult, Jailed For 120 Years
A "self-help" guru convicted of running a cult-like organization of sex slaves who were branded with his initials was sentenced to 120 years in prison by a New York judge Tuesday.
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Seagram Heiress Jailed For Over 6 Years In Sex Trafficking Scandal
The heiress of the Canadian drinks empire Seagram was sentenced to more than six years in prison by a New York court Wednesday after pleading guilty in a sex trafficking scandal linked to a cult.
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Trump's Ex-Lawyer Michael Cohen Released Early From Prison Amid COVID-19 Fears
Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, returned to his New York home on Thursday after being released early from a federal prison due to concerns he could be exposed to the novel coronavirus there.
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US Man, Wrongly Convicted For 22 Years, Says Prison Saved His Life
Convicted in 1995 of a double homicide, Calvin Buari was sentenced to 50 years to life for the deaths of two brothers, Elijah and Salhaddin Harris, in the Bronx.
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Crypto CEO And Bankman-Fried Ex Caroline Ellison Gets Two-Year Sentence
Caroline Ellison, who testified against her former boyfriend and FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried at his crypto fraud trial, was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison for her role in the case, New York prosecutors told AFP.
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Russia Seeks To Jail US Russian Woman Over $50 Donation To Ukraine
Ksenia Karelina, who lives in the United States, was arrested in February while visiting family in Russia, accused of providing financial assistance to the Ukrainian army.
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US Jails Honduran Ex-President For 45 Years On Drug Trafficking Charges
A court in New York on Wednesday sentenced former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez to 45 years in prison after he was convicted of trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine into the United States.
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"I'm A Political Prisoner": Trump In Fundraising Appeal Amid Hush Money Trial
Donald Trump's campaign website began redirecting visitors to a fundraising page Thursday declaring he was a "political prisoner" moments after he was convicted in his New York hush money trial.
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New York Prisoners File Lawsuit To Watch Solar Eclipse After Lockdown Order
The lawsuit was filed after the prison officials refused their permission to view the eclipse saying it is not listed as a holy day.
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US Man Caught On Camera Dumping Pregnant Girlfriend's Body On Highway Sentenced For Murder
A 33-year-old man in the US who was caught on video dumping his pregnant girlfriend's dead body on the side of an expressway in New York has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the killing.
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Billionaire Quits Harvard Board Over Lukewarm Response To Anti-Israel Letter
Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer and his wife resigned from Harvard's Kennedy School board in protest of the university's "insensitive response" to a letter blaming Israel for the Hamas attack.
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Fyre Fest Fraudster To Give 'Business Insights' in $19,000 Speech
The New York man who served time in prison for fraud over the disastrous 2017 Fyre Festival will be paid $19,000 to share his "unique business insights" with a group of German would-be entrepreneurs next month.
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New York Subway Shooting Suspect Faces Terror Charge: Official
The suspect arrested for shooting 10 people on the New York subway has been charged with a federal terror offense and could face life in prison, authorities said Wednesday.
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US Crypto Expert Gets 5 Years in Prison for Helping North Korea
A US cryptocurrency expert was sentenced to 63 months in prison for advising North Korea on how to create cryptocurrency services and blockchain technology to circumvent US sanctions over its nuclear program, court officials in New York said.
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Harvey Weinstein To Be Transferred To Los Angeles To Face New Charges
Jailed ex-filmmaker Harvey Weinstein, who is serving a 23-year prison sentence for rape and sexual assault in New York, can be transferred to Los Angeles, a judge ruled Tuesday, paving the way for a new trial on additional charge
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US Self-Styled Guru, Guilty Of Leading Sex Cult, Jailed For 120 Years
A "self-help" guru convicted of running a cult-like organization of sex slaves who were branded with his initials was sentenced to 120 years in prison by a New York judge Tuesday.
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Seagram Heiress Jailed For Over 6 Years In Sex Trafficking Scandal
The heiress of the Canadian drinks empire Seagram was sentenced to more than six years in prison by a New York court Wednesday after pleading guilty in a sex trafficking scandal linked to a cult.
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Trump's Ex-Lawyer Michael Cohen Released Early From Prison Amid COVID-19 Fears
Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, returned to his New York home on Thursday after being released early from a federal prison due to concerns he could be exposed to the novel coronavirus there.
