Sentences with phrase «federal prison after»

Taylor Schilling («The Lucky One») stars as a woman who is thrown into federal prison after helping her ex-girlfriend, played by Laura Prepon, deliver a suitcase full of drug money.

In July 2015, he was sentenced to eight months in federal prison after pleading guilty to felony tax evasion for paying workers off the books and failing to pay taxes while operating Healthalicious, a restaurant.

That law was prompted by the case of former state Sen. Ernie Newton, who served time in federal prison after a conviction related to taking a bribe and two other felonies.

Silver was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after he was convicted on charges of extortion, fraud and money laundering related to bribery schemes in which he received millions for political favors.

The new poll follows a month in which former legislative leaders Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos were sentenced to federal prison after they were convicted on corruption charges in separate cases last year.

The indictment also names former town public works Commissioner Frank Antetomaso, 77, of Massapequa, and ex-town planning and development Commissioner Frederick Ippolito, who died earlier this month at age 78 in federal prison after the special grand jury already had voted, sources said.

Kushner Companies was founded by Charles Kushner, who spent 14 months in federal prison after being convicted in 2005 of tax evasion and election fraud.

Word spread quickly at the state Capitol on Wednesday after former Gov. John G. Rowland was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison after being convicted in a campaign finance fraud case involving a Congressional candidate.

Former Buffalo Police officer James Hamilton will serve time in a federal prison after pleading guilty Thursday to felony drug trafficking charges.

Matthew Libous was sentenced to six months in federal prison after his tax - fraud conviction.

Former state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who endured for decades as one of the most powerful figures in state government, was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in federal prison after being convicted in November on multiple corruption charges.

Vincent Leibell, who was sentenced Friday to 21 months in federal prison after admitting he had accepted kickbacks, engaged in tax evasion and sought to influence a grand jury.

Weiner was sentenced to 21 months in a federal prison after he conducted sexually explicit chats with a minor online.

The appellate ruling is part of a multipronged court battle between Tinari forces and dissidents who say the party is still under the control of ex-Conservative chairman Edward Walsh, who is in federal prison after his conviction on corruption charges.

Burke, 53, was sentenced in November 2016 to 46 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to covering up his beating of a man who in December 2012 stole a duffel bag out of his SUV that reportedly contained a gun belt, cigars, sex toys and adult pornography.

A Lackawana businessman is running for City Council even though he did five years in federal prison after he and two family members were convicted 11 years ago for illegally sending $ 5.5 million to Yemen.

Boynton Beach Police Officer Michael Brown is facing a lot less time in federal prison after a judge threw out one of his two criminal convictions.

Vladimir Prado got eight years in federal prison after running a health care fraud scam from three Miami - Dade clinics that submitted $ 10 million of false claims to Blue Cross Blue Shield and Medicare.

A Corpus Christi man has been sentenced to federal prison after being convicted of possession of child pornography, according to U.S. attorneys.

He has an interest in US prison reform because his father, Charles Kushner, served just over a year in federal prison after a conviction in 2005 for illegal campaign contributions and witness tampering.

Not exact matches

Shortly after being found guilty of three federal felonies, former hedge fund manager and pharmaceutical CEO Martin Shkreli called a press conference to announce he was «delighted» with the verdict — which could send him to prison for years.

The United States Penitentiary, Beaumont, operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, was inaccessible to visitors for up to a month after the hurricane.

End Illegal Immigration Act Fully - funds the construction of a wall on our southern border with the full understanding that the country Mexico will be reimbursing the United States for the full cost of such wall; establishes a 2 - year mandatory minimum federal prison sentence for illegally re-entering the U.S. after a previous deportation, and a 5 - year mandatory minimum for illegally re-entering for those with felony convictions, multiple misdemeanor convictions or two or more prior deportations; also reforms visa rules to enhance penalties for overstaying and to ensure open jobs are offered to American workers first.

Bradley Birkenfeld was released from federal prison in August 2012 after serving 2 1/2 years for his role as a Swiss banker hiding millions of dollars for wealthy American clients.

Los Angeles Times: Rabbi who refused to testify freed after seven months in prison A Brooklyn orthodox rabbi who was jailed after refusing to answer questions before a federal grand jury, saying his religion forbid him from testifying against other Jews, was ordered freed this week by a district court judge in Los Angeles, the rabbi's attorney said.

After all, C - Extract — and the false claims Daniel made about it — just landed her in federal prison for 14 years.

An explosive run as a rookie head coach at Louisville, demanding and then abandoning a 10 - year contract for the NFL in a moment that helped cement his heel persona, a superstar NFL player sent to federal prison, a midnight flight to take over a SEC program shortly after, an employee sex scandal that imploded a potential BCS title contender, and finally, a chance to keep his family together in one state and restart his career.

After that six weeks in Sanford, McLain spent short stretches at two other jails before he wound up in what he regards as the very bottom of the belly of the beast, the United States Penitentiary in Atlanta, the federal prison that two months after his release would become a site of rioting, destruction and hostage - taking by Cuban - born inmAfter that six weeks in Sanford, McLain spent short stretches at two other jails before he wound up in what he regards as the very bottom of the belly of the beast, the United States Penitentiary in Atlanta, the federal prison that two months after his release would become a site of rioting, destruction and hostage - taking by Cuban - born inmafter his release would become a site of rioting, destruction and hostage - taking by Cuban - born inmates.

Manhattan federal prosecutors told the judge who sentenced Dean and Adam Skelos last week that the government won't push for them to go to prison until at least three - plus months after the U.S. Supreme Court rules in a pending case on anti-corruption laws.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Nassau County's appeal of a federal court ruling upholding a $ 43 million judgment won by two men who — after spending years in prison — were exonerated in the 1984 rape and murder of a Lynbrook teenager.

The announcement comes a week after the DOJ released a report concluding that private prisons holding federal inmates «incurred more safety and security incidents per capita than» federal prisons managed by the government.

The Suffolk Police Department hasn't been immune to scandal in recent years: Former Chief of Department James Burke, a Bellone appointee, is serving a 46 - month federal prison sentence after pleading guilty to assaulting a handcuffed suspect and conspiring to cover it up.

The federal government began contracting with private prisons in 1997, more than a decade after states started using them.

A former guard at a federal detention center is facing a sentence of life in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing female inmates.

In a statement after former Senate Leader Dean Skelos was sentenced to five years in federal prison on May 12, Bharara said that the «most effective corruption investigations are those that are truly independent and not in danger of either interference or premature shutdown sentencing».

Two decades after he was sodomized by an NYPD officer, touching off one of the biggest police misconduct investigations in city history, Abner Louima is living a quiet but productive life in Miami, while the officer who attacked him, Justin Volpe, has eight years left on his federal prison sentence.

What: Sentenced to one year and one day in prison in 2012 after pleading guilty to a federal tax - evasion charge.

NEW YORK, NY — Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that former New York State Senate Majority Leader DEAN SKELOS was sentenced today to five years in prison after having been found guilty by a federal jury of using his official position to obtain more than $ 300,000 in bribes and extortion payments that were paid to his son, ADAM SKELOS, in exchange for DEAN SKELOS's official acts.

Grimm resigned in early 2015 after pleading guilty to federal tax evasion, and served seven months in federal prison.

When Robinson was first released from federal prison in 2007 after serving six years for his involvement in marijuana dealing, he worked odd jobs at McDonald's and Price Chopper to earn cash.

The proposals come after a corruption wave at the Capitol that's led to prison sentences for both former legislative leaders, jail time for a former state comptroller and federal charges, including bribery and bid - rigging, against nine Cuomo associates.

Those charges led to an eight - month stay in federal prison for tax fraud after Grimm admitted he had hidden more than $ 900,000 in receipts at his Manhattan restaurant, Healthalicious.

Pedro Espada is currently serving a federal prison term after he was convicted of looting his Bronx non-profit to pay for things like $ 20,000 worth of sushi and a $ 49,000 down payment on a Bentley.

After working in New York politics in a variety of City Council and state legislative campaigns and on the staff of US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Rivera came on strong four years ago, defeating Democratic Senator Pedro Espada, long a target of criminal investigation and now serving a federal prison term for theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars from a health care non-profit he controlled.

Guy Molinari, a former Staten Island borough president and congressman, raged against federal judges after Diana Durand, a woman who pleaded guilty to funneling illegal campaign contributions to Mr. Grimm, was sentenced to three months in prison yesterday.

Silver, once one of New York's most powerful politicians, was sentenced in May to 12 years in prison, along with a fine and forfeiture of more than $ 6 million, after a federal jury found him guilty of a host of corruption charges related to two bribery schemes in which he received millions in kickbacks by trading political favors for money.

Convicted ex-State Senator John Sampson looks to be heading for prison after a federal appeals court denied his last - ditch effort to avoid prison while fighting his case.

William Scarborough, a former assemblyman from Queens, was sentenced to 13 months in federal prison and two years of supervised release after pleading guilty to corruption charges, federal prosecutors announced.

Rep. Michael Grimm said he doesn't plan to resign from Congress despite facing up to three years in prison after pleading guilty to a felony tax - fraud charge in federal court in Brooklyn.

Though the park is still named after Skelos, who last week was sentenced to five years in prison on federal corruption charges, the village of Rockville Centre removed any signs referencing the Dean Skelos Sports Complex.