Sentences with phrase «through years of imprisonment»

«Gao Zhisheng, sometimes called «the conscience of China», has been through years of imprisonment, torture and enforced disappearance.

Not exact matches

By means of interviews, diaries and letters from the arsonist during his years of imprisonment, Heivoll gradually constructs a model of what might have happened during those tense weeks, when residents sat silently on their doorsteps all night hoping to catch the arsonist — described only as tall, thin and probably young by one victim, who glimpsed him through the smoke engulfing her kitchen.

Adding to what others have said, if the mortgage for the new house is backed by the federal government (e.g., through FHA or is to be sold to Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac) you would be violating 18 USC § 1001, which makes making intentionally false statements to any agent or branch of the federal government a crime punishable by up to 5 years» imprisonment.

Crimes that would be punished with monetary sanctions or imprisonment for a period not longer — based on the particulars of the case and a one - third reduction — than five years (insider trading and market manipulation would generally be covered) can be settled during the investigations through a plea bargain.

Whoever asserts or disseminates a fact in relation to another, which is capable of maligning him or disparaging him in the public opinion, shall, if this fact is not demonstrably true, be punished with imprisonment for not more than one year or a fine and, if the act was committed publicly or through the dissemination of writings (Section 11 subsection (3)-RRB-, with imprisonment for not more than two years or a fine.