Sentences with phrase «maximum prison sentences»

We hope that these increased maximum prison sentences will deter those that wish to inflict such pain and suffering on cats in the future.»

If implemented, these would increase maximum prison sentences to 14 years (from five) and introduce a new offence for keeping false books and records to cover up bribery.

The bill originally proposed a 10 - year jail term and a fine of up to 500,000 ringgit (US$ 128,000) for offenders, but the approved legislation sets the maximum prison sentence at six years.

New measures included in the Immigration Bill currently progressing through Parliament will make it easier to prosecute employers using illegal labour, increasing the maximum prison sentence to five years and with powers to close down businesses which continue to flout the rules.

The felony charges each carry a maximum prison sentence of 2 1⁄3 to 7 years, if convicted, according to the district attorney's office.

The offense carries a maximum prison sentence of 10 years.

The Ministry of Justice says it will support the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill, meaning offenders who attack emergency service workers such as ambulance and NHS staff, firefighters, police officers etc. will receive a twice-fold maximum prison sentence.

For example, aggravated assault carries a maximum prison sentence of 14 years, while assault causing bodily harm and assault with a weapon each carry a maximum sentence of 10 years.

In addition, the maximum prison sentence for bid - rigging has been increased to 14 years (from the previous five years).

Not exact matches

If ADX is known as the highest security prison for prisoners not sentenced to death, Terre Haute's death row is «the most maximum security of maximum security,» Dunham said.

But the punishment was within the range suggested by the Sentencing Council, which says a discharge is the minimum punishment, and the maximum is several years in prison.

The jury convicted him of the lesser charge of being a felon in possession of a gun, which carries a maximum sentence of three years in state prison.

In 2008, O.J. Simpson was found guilty of 12 charges, including armed robbery and kidnapping, in relation to an incident involving sports memorabilia, and given a maximum sentence of 33 years in prison.

If harsh, gratuitous trash - talking were a crime, Chanel creative director and head designer Karl Lagerfeld would be serving multiple life sentences in a maximum - security prison.

If convicted, Fitzgerald faces a maximum possible sentence of 29 years and 18 months, while Hall faces up to 19 years and 4 months in prison if convicted on all charges.

Vinnik faces a combined maximum sentence of up to 35 years in prison, along with various fines.

Michael Scronic of Pound Ridge, 46, pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

The maximum sentence is 20 years in prison if found guilty.

He was sentenced to 161 consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole, [3][7] and is incarcerated in ADX Florence, a super maximum security prison near Florence, Colorado.

He was given just under the maximum sentence he faced, which was three - and - a-half to seven years in prison for his conviction on the third - degree felony.

The judge who is scheduled to sentence Queens campaign aide John Haggerty (pictured) can decide at minimum to give him probation or can hand down a maximum senntence of 15 years in prison.

He faced a maximum sentence of life in prison.

A former New York prison worker who helped two murderers escape from a maximum - security lockup has been sentenced to up to seven years behind bars.

Guldi was released from prison in July after serving a maximum six - year sentence on separate charges involving an $ 82 million mortgage scam.

PLATTSBURGH — The prison employee who helped two convicted murderers in their daring escape from a maximum security prison in June was sentenced to 2 1/3 to seven years in prison on Monday.

Ernst faces a maximum prison term of 25 years when he is sentenced July 5, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. by Judge Pietruszka.

Disgraced former Comptroller Alan Hevesi was sentenced this morning received the maximum penalty — one to four years in prison — for his role in a massive pay - to - play pension scandal.

The right - hand man of the jailed terrorist known as «Hook» was given the maximum sentence of 20 years in prison Friday for planning to set up an al Qaeda training...

Palmer, who was sentenced to six months behind bars, is the third person to be sentenced in the escape of Richard Matt and David Sweat, who cut their way out of the maximum - security prison in Dannemora on June 6, launching a massive three - week manhunt that ended with Matt killed and Sweat captured.

David Sweat was sentenced to 3 1/2 to seven years in prison for his escape last year from the maximum security Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora.

Each defendant faces two charges, for which the maximum sentence would be up to 30 years in prison and a $ 500,000 fine.

Edward Ferguson, 28, also was sentenced in Rensselaer County Court to the maximum prison term of 8 1/3 to 25 years.

The maximum sentence on all seven counts is 130 years in prison.

The Manhattan Democrat also was convicted of money laundering charges, and will face a theoretical maximum of 130 years in prison when he is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni.

He said the maximum sentence if the government is successful is 20 years and prison and a $ 250,000 fine but under federal sentencing guidelines it would likely be substantially less than that.

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said that the Zindanis could face a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a fine of $ 250,000, if convicted.

The drug charge to which Mr. Love pleaded guilty carries a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison for a second - time offender, and he faces up to seven years in prison for the conspiracy charge.

He and Smith both face a maximum sentence of 45 years in prison if convicted of all charges.

Panos, who surrendered his New York State medical license, faces a maximum of 10 years in prison when he is sentenced in March.

Howe faces a maximum sentence of 135 years in prison, but he said he is hoping for leniency if, as he said, he tells the truth during his appearance this week and continues cooperating with prosecutors.

Daryl Bland, 23, faces a maximum punishment of 25 years in prison when he is sentenced May 8.

Davis faces a maximum of 24 years in prison when he is sentenced Thursday, the District Attorney's Office said.

Each defendant named in U.S. v Srinath Thoompally is charged with conspiracy to distribute and posess with intent to distribute Schedule II controlled substances, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

The maximum sentence for one count of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree is 2 1/3 to 7 years in prison.

The most serious offense, prohibited animal fighting, is punishable by a maximum sentence of up to four years in prison and / or a fine of up to $ 25,000.

A sobbing former prison worker who helped two murderers escape from a maximum - security lockup said she regretted her «horrible mistake» as she was sentenced Monday to up to seven years behind bars as part of a plea deal.

Liang faces a maximum sentence of five to 15 years in prison

This means it mandates the release of criminals nine months before the end of their maximum sentences in order to ensure that they were under supervision during their first months outside of prison, whether they be nonviolent or violent predators.

He faces a maximum sentence of 130 years in prison on seven charges.

According to media reports, members of Reeds family sent letters to Judge John Ward and will be on hand to ask him to sentence Taglianetti to the maximum of life in prison.