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Salman Rushdie Says He's "Pleased" Attacker Got Maximum 25-Year Sentence
The 77-year-old Indian-born British author was stabbed multiple times during an event at the Chautauqua Institution in New York, leaving him blind in one eye.
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Babysitter Jailed For 20 Years In US After 7-Month-Old Baby Dies From Benadryl Overdose
Dixie Villa was handed the maximum sentence for manslaughter by an Oahu court on May 7.
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US Man Spiked Co-Worker's Coca-Cola With Super Glue, Arrested
If convicted of this Class I felony, he faces a fine of up to $10,000 and/or a maximum prison sentence of three years and six months.
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US Woman Weighing 154 Kg Jailed For Killing Foster Son By Sitting On Him
Senior Judge Michael Bergerson ordered Jennifer Lee Wilson to serve the maximum sentence of six years in a state correctional facility.
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Indiana Man Sentenced To 16 Years In Jail After Rats 'Disfigure' His Baby
A father from Indiana, USA, has been handed the maximum prison sentence of 16 years after his six-month-old baby was severely disfigured in a rat attack inside what prosecutors described as a "house of horrors."
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Russia Jails US Citizen After Finding Him Guilty Of Trying To Sell Drugs
A Russian court on Thursday sentenced U.S. citizen Robert Romanov Woodland to 12-1/2 years in a maximum security penal colony after finding him guilty of attempting to sell drugs, Woodland's lawyer and Moscow prosecutors said.
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Activist Sharjeel Imam's Bail Plea Rejected By Delhi Court
A court here on Saturday dismissed the plea of student activist Sharjeel Imam seeking bail on the grounds that he had been in custody for the last four years, which was more than half of the maximum sentence prescribed for the offence.
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Man Sentenced To 111 Years Cumulative Jail For Raping Minor Granddaughter
A 62-year-old man was on Wednesday convicted and sentenced to a cumulative 111 years' imprisonment by a Kerala court here for raping his minor granddaughter in 2021. He will serve a maximum of 30 years in prison as the sentences run concurrently.
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Russian Man Who Flew To US Without Passport Or Ticket Convicted Of Federal Crime
The crime carries a statutory maximum sentence of five years in federal prison.
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British Billionaire Joe Lewis Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading Charges In US
These charges carry an overall maximum potential sentence of 45 years in prison, although he is likely to get far less time.
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Madhya Pradesh Special Court Sentences 5 To Jail In Vyapam Scam
A special CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) court in Indore on Thursday convicted five accused with a maximum five years of imprisonment in a Vyapam (now known as Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB)) case.
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3 French Men Convicted For Planning Knife Attack On President Emmanuel Macron
Jean-Pierre Bouyer, a 66-year-old former mechanic, was handed the longest sentence of four years in prison, with one year suspended, well below the maximum jail term of 10 years for the offence.
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AgustaWestland Scam: Supreme Court Denies Bail To Alleged Middleman Christian Michel James
A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala said James' argument that he be released on bail on the ground that he has served half of the maximum sentence in the cases cannot be accepted.
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US Woman Raises Fund Over Fake Cancer Diagnosis, Scammed Over 400 People: Report
Madison "Maddie" Russo was taken into custody on suspicion of first-degree theft, a felony that carries a maximum 10-year jail sentence in Iowa.
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FBI Nabs Blockparty CTO Rikesh Thapa for Stealing BTC Worth $1 Million, Defrauding Employer
The FBI, in a fresh development, arrested 28-year-old Rikesh Thapa for stealing funds in the form of Bitcoin from its employer. Thapa had offered to save some company funds in his personal account, but later refused to return the money. The accused has been charged with one count of wire fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison...
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Salman Rushdie Says He's "Pleased" Attacker Got Maximum 25-Year Sentence
The 77-year-old Indian-born British author was stabbed multiple times during an event at the Chautauqua Institution in New York, leaving him blind in one eye.
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Babysitter Jailed For 20 Years In US After 7-Month-Old Baby Dies From Benadryl Overdose
Dixie Villa was handed the maximum sentence for manslaughter by an Oahu court on May 7.
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US Man Spiked Co-Worker's Coca-Cola With Super Glue, Arrested
If convicted of this Class I felony, he faces a fine of up to $10,000 and/or a maximum prison sentence of three years and six months.
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US Woman Weighing 154 Kg Jailed For Killing Foster Son By Sitting On Him
Senior Judge Michael Bergerson ordered Jennifer Lee Wilson to serve the maximum sentence of six years in a state correctional facility.
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Indiana Man Sentenced To 16 Years In Jail After Rats 'Disfigure' His Baby
A father from Indiana, USA, has been handed the maximum prison sentence of 16 years after his six-month-old baby was severely disfigured in a rat attack inside what prosecutors described as a "house of horrors."
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Russia Jails US Citizen After Finding Him Guilty Of Trying To Sell Drugs
A Russian court on Thursday sentenced U.S. citizen Robert Romanov Woodland to 12-1/2 years in a maximum security penal colony after finding him guilty of attempting to sell drugs, Woodland's lawyer and Moscow prosecutors said.
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Activist Sharjeel Imam's Bail Plea Rejected By Delhi Court
A court here on Saturday dismissed the plea of student activist Sharjeel Imam seeking bail on the grounds that he had been in custody for the last four years, which was more than half of the maximum sentence prescribed for the offence.
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Man Sentenced To 111 Years Cumulative Jail For Raping Minor Granddaughter
A 62-year-old man was on Wednesday convicted and sentenced to a cumulative 111 years' imprisonment by a Kerala court here for raping his minor granddaughter in 2021. He will serve a maximum of 30 years in prison as the sentences run concurrently.
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Russian Man Who Flew To US Without Passport Or Ticket Convicted Of Federal Crime
The crime carries a statutory maximum sentence of five years in federal prison.
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British Billionaire Joe Lewis Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading Charges In US
These charges carry an overall maximum potential sentence of 45 years in prison, although he is likely to get far less time.
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Madhya Pradesh Special Court Sentences 5 To Jail In Vyapam Scam
A special CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) court in Indore on Thursday convicted five accused with a maximum five years of imprisonment in a Vyapam (now known as Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB)) case.
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3 French Men Convicted For Planning Knife Attack On President Emmanuel Macron
Jean-Pierre Bouyer, a 66-year-old former mechanic, was handed the longest sentence of four years in prison, with one year suspended, well below the maximum jail term of 10 years for the offence.
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AgustaWestland Scam: Supreme Court Denies Bail To Alleged Middleman Christian Michel James
A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices PS Narasimha and JB Pardiwala said James' argument that he be released on bail on the ground that he has served half of the maximum sentence in the cases cannot be accepted.
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US Woman Raises Fund Over Fake Cancer Diagnosis, Scammed Over 400 People: Report
Madison "Maddie" Russo was taken into custody on suspicion of first-degree theft, a felony that carries a maximum 10-year jail sentence in Iowa.
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FBI Nabs Blockparty CTO Rikesh Thapa for Stealing BTC Worth $1 Million, Defrauding Employer
The FBI, in a fresh development, arrested 28-year-old Rikesh Thapa for stealing funds in the form of Bitcoin from its employer. Thapa had offered to save some company funds in his personal account, but later refused to return the money. The accused has been charged with one count of wire fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison...
