Category: sentence

Hit Man in Political Murder-for-Hire Sentenced to 20 Years

NEWARK, N.J.—The man who admitted to helping carry out a murder-for-hire plot engineered by a former New Jersey political consultant was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison. Bomani Africa appeared in federal district court for sentencing in the 2014 death of Michael Galdieri, the son of a former state senator, after pleading guilty just…


R. Kelly Avoids Lengthy Add-On to 30-year Prison Sentence

CHICAGO—R. Kelly was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in prison for child pornography and enticement of minors for sex but will serve all but one of those simultaneously with a separate 30-year sentence on racketeering and sex trafficking convictions. The sentence means Kelly could leave prison alive, when he’s about 80. Prosecutors had asked…


Harvey Weinstein Sentenced to 16 Years on LA Rape Conviction

LOS ANGELES—Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced on Thursday to 16 years in prison for the 2013 rape of an actress in Los Angeles. Weinstein was sentenced in a Los Angeles courtroom, where a jury in December found him guilty of rape, forcible oral copulation, and sexual penetration by a foreign object. The charges…


2 Swedes Get Lengthy Sentences in Russia Espionage Case

COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Two Iranian-born Swedish brothers were given lengthy prison sentences on Thursday for spying for Russia and its military intelligence service GRU for a decade in the Scandinavian country’s biggest espionage case in decades. The oldest of the two naturalized Swedes—Peyman Kia—was sentenced to life, while his younger brother, Payam Kia, was sentence to nine…


US Court Sentences Ex-Bolivian Interior Minister to 6 Years in Bribery Scheme

A federal U.S. court sentenced former Bolivian Interior Minister Arturo Murillo to nearly six years behind bars on Wednesday for conspiracy to commit money laundering, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement. Murillo pleaded guilty in October to receiving at least $532,000 in bribes from a Florida-based company in exchange for helping the…


Russian Court Upholds Former Reporter’s 22-Year Treason Sentence

MOSCOW—A court in the Russian capital on Wednesday rejected an appeal from a former journalist who was convicted of treason and given a 22-year prison sentence following what was widely seen as a politically motivated trial. The appeals court upheld the September sentence handed to Ivan Safronov, who worked as a military affairs reporter for…


Griner Has Begun Serving Sentence in Russian Penal Colony

WASHINGTON—WNBA star Brittney Griner has begun serving her nine-year sentence for drug possession at a Russian penal colony, her lawyers and agent said Thursday. Griner was transferred to a penal colony in Mordovia, about 350 kilometers (210 miles) east of Moscow, after a Russian court last month rejected her appeal of her sentence. Her lawyers…


Climate Activists Get a Month in Prison for Vermeer Protest

THE HAGUE, Netherlands—Two Belgian activists who targeted Johannes Vermeer’s iconic “Girl with a Pearl Earring” painting in a climate protest last week were sentenced Wednesday to two months in prison, with prosecutors saying their action “crossed a line” of acceptable protest. Half of the sentence was suspended by a judge in The Hague, meaning the…


Former Chiefs Assistant Coach Reid Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid was sentenced on Tuesday to three years in prison for driving drunk, speeding, and hitting two parked cars last year, leaving a 5-year-old girl with a serious brain injury. Reid pleaded guilty in September to driving while intoxicated causing serious bodily injury. The charge carries…


Life Sentence for Killer of Retired St. Louis Police Captain

ST. LOUIS—A 26-year-old man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for killing a retired St. Louis police captain as he tried to stop a pawn shop from being looted during riots over the death of George Floyd two years ago. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the life term was mandatory after Stephan Cannon,…