Criminal punishment

A Detroit nonprofit’s former finance chief gets 19 years for $40 million theft

A Detroit nonprofit’s former finance chief gets 19 years for $40 million theft

freshblognews April 24, 2025

DETROIT — A former executive at a major Detroit nonprofit was sentenced Thursday to 19 years in...

Judge to allow ‘bushy eyebrows’ testimony in Bryan Kohberger’s quadruple murder trial

Judge to allow ‘bushy eyebrows’ testimony in Bryan Kohberger’s quadruple murder trial

freshblognews April 18, 2025

BOISE, Idaho — A judge says a former roommate of four University of Idaho students who were...

Afghan teenager charged in Oklahoma plot for Election Day attack pleads guilty

Afghan teenager charged in Oklahoma plot for Election Day attack pleads guilty

freshblognews April 17, 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY — An Afghan teenager accused of taking part in an Oklahoma plot to carry out...

YouTuber remains in custody in India after visiting restricted island with Diet Coke

YouTuber remains in custody in India after visiting restricted island with Diet Coke

freshblognews April 17, 2025

NEW DELHI — A 24-year-old American YouTuber who was arrested after visiting an off-limits island in the...

Former Colorado deputy gets 3 years in prison for fatally shooting man who called for help

Former Colorado deputy gets 3 years in prison for fatally shooting man who called for help

freshblognews April 15, 2025

DENVER — A former Colorado sheriff’s deputy convicted of killing a 22-year-old man in distress who called...

Man upset that girlfriend went on cruise is sent to prison for ship bomb hoax

Man upset that girlfriend went on cruise is sent to prison for ship bomb hoax

freshblognews April 14, 2025

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A Michigan man who was upset that he had to watch pets while his...

Court drops charges against 3 people tied to the death of singer Liam Payne

Court drops charges against 3 people tied to the death of singer Liam Payne

freshblognews February 20, 2025

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A court in Argentina dropped charges of criminal negligence against three of the...

South Korea’s Yoon is in court for a hearing in his criminal trial

South Korea’s Yoon is in court for a hearing in his criminal trial

freshblognews February 20, 2025

SEOUL, South Korea — SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in...

Man who attacked Japan’s ex-PM Kishida convicted, sentenced to 10 years in prison

Man who attacked Japan’s ex-PM Kishida convicted, sentenced to 10 years in prison

freshblognews February 19, 2025

TOKYO — A Japanese court on Wednesday convicted a man who threw a homemade pipe bomb at...

Leonard Peltier to be released following sentence commutation in FBI killings

Leonard Peltier to be released following sentence commutation in FBI killings

freshblognews February 18, 2025

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier is set to be released from a Florida prison Tuesday based on former...