Category: sentenced

Judge Announces Sentence for Alex Murdaugh for Murder of Wife, Son

The South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh faces sentencing at 9:30 a.m. ET on March 3 after a jury finds him guilty of murdering his wife and youngest son in June 2021. …


Financiers Sentenced to 11 Years for Defrauding Libya Fund: UK Court

LONDON—A former JPMorgan investment manager and an ex-Julius Baer banker were sentenced to a total of 11 years by a London court on Monday for defrauding a Libyan sovereign wealth fund out of millions of dollars. Frederic Marino, 56, and Yoshiki Ohmura, 47, were sentenced in their absence at London’s Southwark Crown Court for one…


Holmes’ Former Partner Gets Nearly 13 Years in Theranos Case

SAN JOSE, Calif.—Former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani was sentenced Wednesday to nearly 13 years in prison for his role in the company’s blood-testing hoax — a punishment slightly longer than that given to the CEO, who was his lover and accomplice in one of Silicon Valley’s biggest scandals. Balwani, 57, was convicted in July…


5 Hong Kong Teenagers Sentenced in First National Security Case Involving Minors

HONG KONG—Five Hong Kong teenagers were ordered by a judge on Saturday to serve up to three years in detention at a correctional facility, for urging an “armed revolution” in a national security case. The five, some of whom were minors aged between 15 and 18 at the time of the alleged offense, had pleaded…


Malaysia’s Former First Lady Rosmah Sentenced to 10 Years in Jail for Graft

KUALA LUMPUR—A Malaysian court on Thursday sentenced Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, to a decade in prison for seeking and receiving bribes in exchange for government contracts, just days after her husband was jailed for corruption. The couple have been the focus of multiple graft investigations since Najib’s surprise election…


Atlanta Rapper Paper Lovee Gets 7+ Years for Gun Possession

ATLANTA—An Atlanta-based rapper has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for a 2021 firearm possession charge, federal prosecutors said. U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee on Wednesday sentenced Ibnisa Durr, who performs under the name Paper Lovee, to seven years and four months, followed by three years of supervised release, the U.S….


Boat Captain Sentenced to 18 Years for Deadly Smuggling Incident

SAN DIEGO—A federal judge sentenced a San Diego man to 18 years in prison Friday for piloting a small vessel overloaded with 32 illegal immigrants that smashed apart in powerful surf off San Diego’s coast last year, killing three people. U.S. District Judge Janis L. Sammartino called it “the most egregious case I’ve ever had…


Former Reality TV Star Josh Duggar Gets 12 Years in Child Porn Case

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.—Former reality TV star Josh Duggar was sentenced Wednesday to about 12.5 years in prison after he was convicted of receiving and possessing child pornography. Prosecutors had asked U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks to give the maximum term of 20 years to Duggar, whose large family was the focus of TLC’s “19 Kids and…


Ex-Reality Star Josh Duggar to Be Sentenced for Child Porn

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.—Former reality TV star Josh Duggar will return to federal court on Wednesday, where a judge could sentence him to up to 20 years in prison for receiving and possessing child pornography. Prosecutors are seeking a maximum sentence for Duggar, whose large family was the focus of TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting” reality show….


Acquitted of Murder, Man Sentenced for Hiding Teacher’s Body

OCILLA, Ga.—A Georgia man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday for hiding the death of a popular high school teacher whose disappearance baffled family, friends, and investigators in her rural hometown for more than a decade. Ryan Alexander Duke was sentenced in Irwin County Superior Court just three days after a jury acquitted…