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Activist After Sentencing: 'They Couldn't Break Me'

2 alleged Russian mobsters get 25 years for hiring hit man to take out journalist Masih Alinejad in 2022

(Newser) - Two purported Russian mobsters said to have been working for an Iranian military higher-up were each sentenced to 25 years behind bars on Wednesday for hiring a hitman to kill Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad at her Brooklyn home three years ago on behalf of the Iranian government, reports the AP...

Admitted Rapist's Sentence Falls Below State Guidelines

Judge said case wouldn't have been possible without Ian Cleary's eventual 'contrition'

(Newser) - A man who sent a Facebook message that said, "So I raped you," to a woman he later pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting on a Pennsylvania college campus was sentenced to two to four years in prison on Monday. The judge took into account Ian Cleary's guilty...

Father Confesses to Killing Infant Son
Father
Admits Killing
Missing Infant
Oct 17, 2025 12:53 PM CDT

Father Admits Killing Missing Infant

Jake Haro pleads guilty in death of 7-month-old Emmanuel

(Newser) - The mystery of what happened to a missing California infant is finally over: The father of Emmanuel Haro pleaded guilty on Thursday to murdering his 7-month-old son, reports the Los Angeles Times . Jake Haro, 32, admitted to charges including child assault leading to death and filing a false police...

Sean Combs Is a Victim of 'Acquitted-Conduct Sentencing'

WSJ column argues that Sean Combs shouldn't have been punished for crimes a jury said he didn't commit

(Newser) - Sean "Diddy" Combs was hit last week with a sentence of more than four years behind bars, with the judge in the case citing coercion and abuse as contributing factors in the ruling—except Combs was convicted for transporting individuals for prostitution purposes, and acquitted for other charges that...

Diddy Plans to Allocute During His Friday Sentencing

As Virginia Huynh disputes prosecutors' claims ahead of Diddy's sentencing

(Newser) - Sean "Diddy" Combs' sentencing is set for Friday, and as the clock ticks down, Combs' former girlfriend is again challenging the narrative laid out by prosecutors. Virginia Huynh sent a letter to Judge Arun Subramanian stating she was not sex trafficked, directly disputing what prosecutors have asserted. Huynh...

CEO Gets 15 Years After Fatal Fire at Battery Plant

Aricell chief Park Soon-kwan's son also got a 15-year prison sentence after blaze that killed 23

(Newser) - The CEO of a lithium battery manufacturer in South Korea is headed to the clink after one of his company's factories went up in flames last year, killing 23. Park Soon-kwan, head of Aricell, was sentenced to 15 years behind bars on Tuesday, in what NBC News says is...

Diddy's Lawyers: It's Time to Let Him Go Home

Legal team requests a sentence of 14 months, or little more than time served

(Newser) - Sean "Diddy" Combs' attorneys are urging a judge to let the music mogul return home after more than a year behind bars, arguing his conviction for transporting adults across state lines for prostitution warrants little more than time served. Defense lawyers are pushing for a sentence just shy...

Discord User Gets 14 Years for Exploiting Girls

Authorities say he demanded explicit photos from girls as young as 12

(Newser) - A 20-year-old California man has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison after using the Discord platform to orchestrate a two-year campaign exploiting minor girls online. James Styner of Garden Grove pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges, including three counts of receiving child pornography, one count of distributing...

He Got 5 Years for Racist Threats. Now, a Whole Lot More

Tyson Mayfield, who yelled racist slurs at a pregnant woman, now has a new 27-year sentence

(Newser) - A California man was sentenced on Friday to 27 years to life in prison for making racist threats against a pregnant Black woman after prosecutors appealed an earlier, lighter sentence, officials said. Tyson Mayfield, 49, pleaded guilty in a court-offered deal in 2019 to get a five-year sentence that the...

Jay Cutler Is Heading to Jail
Jay Cutler Is
Heading to Jail
Aug 27, 2025 11:20 AM CDT

Jay Cutler Is Heading to Jail

Former NFL quarterback will serve 4 days next month for DUI conviction

(Newser) - Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler has signed a plea deal following his arrest on DUI and gun possession charges , but it won't be enough to avoid jail completely. Cutler—who police allege was intoxicated and carrying a loaded gun when he rear-ended a vehicle in Franklin, Tennessee, in October—...

Sole Survivor of Mushroom Murder Says He's 'Half Alive'

Ian Wilkinson questions why Erin Patterson would kill those with 'only good intentions'

(Newser) - The sole survivor of a deadly lunch laced with toxic mushrooms said on Monday he felt only half alive following the death of his wife and he continued to grieve the loss of his two closest friends. Ian Wilkinson read the first victim impact statement in the Victoria state Supreme...

UK Gives American Would-Be Assassin 30 Years

Aimee Betro, 45, gets a hefty sentence after gun jammed in victim's face in 2019 attempted killing

(Newser) - A Wisconsin woman who took a transatlantic detour into the world of contract killing has been handed a 30-year prison sentence in Britain after the gun jammed at the crucial moment. Aimee Betro, 45, was convicted of conspiracy to murder and other crimes earlier this month, after a failed...

Brit Faces 20 Years in Australia for 'Something Stupid'

Alicia Kemp fatally struck a man while drunkenly driving an e-scooter

(Newser) - A British backpacker has admitted to causing a fatal e-scooter crash after she was kicked out of a bar in Australia. Alicia Kemp, 25, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death while intoxicated after she struck 51-year-old Thanh Phan in May. Kemp, who had a blood alcohol content over...

HBO Star Hears Her Fate After Going 'On the Run' With Chimp

Tonia Haddix of Chimp Crazy gets almost 4 years in prison after lying about animal's death

(Newser) - A Missouri woman who starred in the HBO documentary series Chimp Crazy has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison after she lied that a movie star primate that she was accused of mistreating had died. Tonia Haddix, 56, was also ordered Thursday to serve three years of supervised...

Colombia's Uribe Will Be Spending a Lot of Time at Home

Ex-president gets 12 years of house arrest, is first Colombian former president found guilty at trial

(Newser) - Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has been sentenced to 12 years of house arrest, marking a historic first for the country's ex-leaders. The ruling, issued by Judge Sandra Liliana Heredia, found Uribe guilty of abusing processes and bribing a public official in a long-running witness-tampering case, reports Reuters...

'You Should Never Be Released,' Judge Tells Vallow Daybell

Case ends with two more life sentences

(Newser) - Lori Vallow Daybell was sentenced to life in prison Friday on two murder conspiracy convictions in Arizona, marking an end to a winding prosecution for the mother with doomsday religious beliefs who claimed people in her life had been possessed by evil spirits. Vallow Daybell, already serving life sentences in...

Arizona Woman Hears Fate for Running N. Korean 'Laptop Farm'

Christina Chapman gets 8 years behind bars for operation that funneled millions to North Korea

(Newser) - An Arizona woman has received an eight-year-plus federal prison sentence for her role in a scheme that allowed North Korean operatives to masquerade as remote IT workers for hundreds of American companies, reports Politico . Christina Chapman, who pleaded guilty to wire fraud, identity theft, and money laundering, reportedly ran...

DNA Cracks Cold Case of Mom Who Killed Baby in 1986

Woman found in Florida is sentenced to probation

(Newser) - A woman who killed her infant son in 1986 in Connecticut and went on to live a seemingly quiet, normal life with her family in Florida for more than three decades was sentenced Tuesday to five years of probation. Janita Phillips, 65, of Lake Mary, Florida, was charged with murder...

Big Question for Kohberger: Will He Explain Himself?

Admitted Idaho murderer could tell victims' families why he did it—but has no incentive to do so

(Newser) - Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty earlier this month in the murders of Idaho college students Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin after two years of claiming his innocence. The move avoided the death penalty in the Nov. 13, 2022, stabbings, but Kohberger faces his sentencing—and the victims'...

Sycamore Gap Vandals Sentenced for 'Moronic Mission'

Duo who cut down England's beloved tree get more than 4 years in prison for the stunt

(Newser) - The vandals who cut down England's beloved Sycamore Gap tree were sentenced on Tuesday to more than four years in prison for causing irreversible damage and serious distress. The tree stood for nearly 150 years before Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers set out on a dark and stormy night...

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