The son of a father and son team out of Stark County who conspired to defraud the government out of millions of dollars was sentenced Tuesday in federal court.
Babak Zanjani, an Iranian oil sales intermediary who was previously sentenced to death for embezzling billions in oil revenue, will instead now serve a 20-year prison sentence.
Source: Robert DEYRAIL / Getty An Iranian court issued a death sentence to a popular rapper who was jailed for over a year after backing nationwide protests. On Wednesday (April 24), rapper Toomaj Salehi was sentenced to death by a court in Iran for his support of protests that swept through the country two years ago, according to his lawyer. “Branch 1 of Isfahan Revolutionary Court… sentenced Toomaj Salehi to death on the charge of corruption on Earth,” Salem’s lawyer Amir Raisian said in a...
A military court in eastern Congo on Friday sentenced eight soldiers to death for cowardice and other crimes linked to fleeing the battlefield, as the government struggles to contain violence and attacks in the mineral-rich area where many armed groups operate. In March, Congo lifted a more than 20-year moratorium on the death penalty, stating that those guilty of treason and espionage were able to get away without proper punishment. Human rights organizations criticized the decision. BOMBING AT...
Aleksanteri Kivimäki's hacking of psychotherapy centre Vastaamo's patient database led to a case with the largest number of victims in Finnish legal history.
Onur "Ron" Aksoy was arrested and indicted in 2022 on wire and mail fraud and conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud. A year later, Aksoy signed a plea deal to receive a reduced sentence. The judge ordered that he spend the next six years in prison and pay $100Read Entire Article
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) —The attorney general announced a Pennsylvania nurse, who allegedly killed and mistreated patients under her care, has been sentenced to life in prison. According to Attorney General Michelle Henry, Heather Pressdee will spend the rest of her life in prison, without the possibility of parole, for intentionally administering lethal doses of insulin []
Six of 7 defendants accused of playing a role in alleged hazing death of Phat Nguyen, 21, in Nov. 2021, have had their cases dismissed in 54-B District Court.
Starbucks and some of its baristas have been in a contentious fight over unionizing since 2021. Now, the Supreme Court is hearing a case that could have implications for unions far beyond Starbucks.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A grandmother who a judge said ignored the abuse of her grandchildren will spend the next three years behind bars. Diana Garcia pled no contest to child abandonment resulting in death and failure to report child abuse. She lived with her son, Michael Garcia, and his four children. In October 2021, Garcia beat []
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A man was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole until 2075 for the shooting death of 49-year-old Aaron Shepherd. On May 27, 2021, Jeremy Volle, 34, of Topeka, was booked on charges stemming from the shooting death of Shepherd, according to the Shawnee County District Attorney's Office. Volle []
A former teacher’s aide charged following an interaction with a special needs student was back in a courtroom Wednesday to learn his fate.