Former New York Senate leader Dean Skelos was sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay more than $ 800,000 in restitution and fines
Thursday after his conviction on corruption charges.
Not exact matches
Brazilian stocks jumped on
Thursday after a court ruled that former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva can be sent to prison while he appeals a corruption
conviction.
On
Thursday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the corruption
conviction of former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver — who was facing 12 years in prison
after being convicted of taking $ 4 million in kickbacks.
Fiala is expected to launch her bid for former Sen. Tom Libous's seat on
Thursday after he was ousted following a
conviction on a charge of lying to the FBI.
Legal Feeds Appeal court orders new trial due to counsel's ineffective representation An appeal court judge ordered a new trial in a road rage
conviction Thursday after finding the accused was served ineffectively by his legal counsel, who did not allow him to testify in his own defence.
A 61 - year - old man who has been in prison since 1976 was freed
Thursday after a Wayne County Circuit judge agreed to vacate his sentence because his first - degree murder
conviction was based on a discredited scientific method.