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2 Indian Students Get Jail In Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Schemes In US
Two Indian nationals studying in the United States have been sentenced to federal prison in separate but similar fraud cases involving elaborate scams that targeted elderly Americans and resulted in millions of dollars in losses.
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US Man Gets 53 Year Jail For Hate Crime That Killed Palestinian Child: Report
A man from Illinois was sentenced on Friday to 53 years in prison after a jury convicted him of the murder of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy and the severe wounding of his mother in an October 2023 hate crime stabbing, according to reports.
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"Would Love It": Trump On Sending US 'Criminals' To El Salvador Jails
President Donald Trump stepped up his extraordinary threats to send Americans to foreign jails, saying Tuesday he would love to deport "homegrown" US citizens who commit violent crimes to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador.
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Factbox: These Americans Are Imprisoned In Russia
Russia has freed Marc Fogel, a U.S. schoolteacher and former employee of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, who had been serving a 14-year sentence for drug smuggling after being caught in possession of a small amount of marijuana.
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El Salvador Offers To Jail Deportees From US Of Any Nationality, But At A Cost
El Salvador has offered to incarcerate American convicts and illegal migrants of any nationality deported from the United States at Latin America's largest maximum security prison.
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"Proud Of Going To Prison": Former Trump Aide Begins 4-Month Sentence
Steve Bannon, an outspoken right-wing figure in American politics and former senior advisor to Donald Trump, reported to prison Monday to begin a four-month sentence for contempt of Congress.
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Indian-American Couple Jailed For Forcing Cousin To Work At Petrol Pump
A US court has sentenced an Indian-American couple to prison for coercing their relative to work at their gas station and convenience store for over three years by bringing him to the United States on the pretext of helping enrol him in a school.
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Canadian Resident Of China Faces 10-Year Jail For Selling Tesla Secrets
A Canadian resident of China faces 10 years in prison after pleading guilty in US court to stealing industrial secrets from a leading American electric car maker, justice authorities said Thursday.
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Italy Court Convicts Amanda Knox In Slander Case Linked To Roommate's Murder
An Italian court found American Amanda Knox guilty of slander on Wednesday and handed her a three-year jail sentence in a case related to the murder of her British flatmate in 2017.
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US Man, Who Killed Popular Colombian DJ, Gets 42 Years In Jail
An American man was sentenced to 42 years in prison in Bogota on Tuesday for the murder of a famous Colombian DJ, in a case that drew international outrage from women's rights activists.
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US Man, 65, Gets 21 Years In Russia Jail For Sexually Assaulting His 2 Sons
A Moscow court on Tuesday sentenced a 65-year-old American to 21 years in prison for sexually assaulting his own sons when they lived in the United States.
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India Got Consular Access To US Murder Plot Accused Thrice In Czech Republic: Centre
India received consular access on three occasions to Nikhil Gupta, who has been in a jail in the Czech capital of Prague following the US accusing him of involvement in a foiled plot to kill a Khalistani terrorist on American soil.
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Biden Grants Clemency To 5 Jailed Iranians As US Confirms Prisoner Swap
A US official said that seven US citizens were on a Qatari plane that departed Iran. They include three previously identified Americans -- Siamak Namazi, Morad Tahbaz, and Emad Sharqi -- and two who wish to remain anonymous.
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Iran Moves 5 Americans From Jail To House Arrest As Part Of "Swap" Deal
Iran has moved five Americans from jail to house arrest, officials and family members said Thursday, in the first step of a delicate deal that would unfreeze billions of dollars in Iranian funds and allow the prisoners to leave the Islamic republic.
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Indian-American Congresswoman's Stalker Gets 364 Days In Prison
A 49-year-old man in the US state of Washington was sentenced to 364 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to stalking prominent Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, a media report said.
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2 Indian Students Get Jail In Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Schemes In US
Two Indian nationals studying in the United States have been sentenced to federal prison in separate but similar fraud cases involving elaborate scams that targeted elderly Americans and resulted in millions of dollars in losses.
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US Man Gets 53 Year Jail For Hate Crime That Killed Palestinian Child: Report
A man from Illinois was sentenced on Friday to 53 years in prison after a jury convicted him of the murder of a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy and the severe wounding of his mother in an October 2023 hate crime stabbing, according to reports.
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"Would Love It": Trump On Sending US 'Criminals' To El Salvador Jails
President Donald Trump stepped up his extraordinary threats to send Americans to foreign jails, saying Tuesday he would love to deport "homegrown" US citizens who commit violent crimes to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador.
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Factbox: These Americans Are Imprisoned In Russia
Russia has freed Marc Fogel, a U.S. schoolteacher and former employee of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, who had been serving a 14-year sentence for drug smuggling after being caught in possession of a small amount of marijuana.
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El Salvador Offers To Jail Deportees From US Of Any Nationality, But At A Cost
El Salvador has offered to incarcerate American convicts and illegal migrants of any nationality deported from the United States at Latin America's largest maximum security prison.
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"Proud Of Going To Prison": Former Trump Aide Begins 4-Month Sentence
Steve Bannon, an outspoken right-wing figure in American politics and former senior advisor to Donald Trump, reported to prison Monday to begin a four-month sentence for contempt of Congress.
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Indian-American Couple Jailed For Forcing Cousin To Work At Petrol Pump
A US court has sentenced an Indian-American couple to prison for coercing their relative to work at their gas station and convenience store for over three years by bringing him to the United States on the pretext of helping enrol him in a school.
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Canadian Resident Of China Faces 10-Year Jail For Selling Tesla Secrets
A Canadian resident of China faces 10 years in prison after pleading guilty in US court to stealing industrial secrets from a leading American electric car maker, justice authorities said Thursday.
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Italy Court Convicts Amanda Knox In Slander Case Linked To Roommate's Murder
An Italian court found American Amanda Knox guilty of slander on Wednesday and handed her a three-year jail sentence in a case related to the murder of her British flatmate in 2017.
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US Man, Who Killed Popular Colombian DJ, Gets 42 Years In Jail
An American man was sentenced to 42 years in prison in Bogota on Tuesday for the murder of a famous Colombian DJ, in a case that drew international outrage from women's rights activists.
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US Man, 65, Gets 21 Years In Russia Jail For Sexually Assaulting His 2 Sons
A Moscow court on Tuesday sentenced a 65-year-old American to 21 years in prison for sexually assaulting his own sons when they lived in the United States.
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India Got Consular Access To US Murder Plot Accused Thrice In Czech Republic: Centre
India received consular access on three occasions to Nikhil Gupta, who has been in a jail in the Czech capital of Prague following the US accusing him of involvement in a foiled plot to kill a Khalistani terrorist on American soil.
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Biden Grants Clemency To 5 Jailed Iranians As US Confirms Prisoner Swap
A US official said that seven US citizens were on a Qatari plane that departed Iran. They include three previously identified Americans -- Siamak Namazi, Morad Tahbaz, and Emad Sharqi -- and two who wish to remain anonymous.
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Iran Moves 5 Americans From Jail To House Arrest As Part Of "Swap" Deal
Iran has moved five Americans from jail to house arrest, officials and family members said Thursday, in the first step of a delicate deal that would unfreeze billions of dollars in Iranian funds and allow the prisoners to leave the Islamic republic.
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Indian-American Congresswoman's Stalker Gets 364 Days In Prison
A 49-year-old man in the US state of Washington was sentenced to 364 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to stalking prominent Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, a media report said.
