Sentences with phrase «received jail terms»

Many of them received jail terms running into hundreds of years, on corruption allegations that boiled down to schemes for funding their political parties.

Defendants in civil actions for personal injury do not receive jail terms or criminal fines as punishment.

Not exact matches

In September, Shrem agreed to a forefeiture of $ 950,000 as part of a plea bargain that would provide a jail term of up to 60 months, three years longer than the sentence he received today.

Despite government attempts to toughen up sentencing, in 2005 the average sentence for possessing a firearm was 47 months and only two in five offenders received the minimum five - year jail term.

Dobson was jailed for a minimum of 15 years and two months while Norris received a minimum term of 14 years and three months.

Then there is Yahoo's widely condemned release of subscriber information to the Chinese authorities, which resulted in a whistle - blowing Chinese journalist receiving a 10 - year jail term.

Since the creation of the unit, many defendants convicted of animal - related crimes have received sentences that often involve lengthy jail and prison terms.

The three former employees who've pled guilty face potential jail terms of five to ten years but could receive probated sentences because of their cooperation in the continuing investigations.