If convicted, the defendants are looking at up to 15 -
year prison terms in addition to a civil suit seeking more than $ 30 million in damages.
Not exact matches
A New York state resident was sentenced on Thursday to over 20
years in prison for trying to recruit fighters to join Islamic State
in Syria.It is the longest
prison term handed out yet to an American convicted of supporting the militant group.
Even though North Korea's participation
in the games hogged the spotlight
in the lead - up to the event, the suspension of Jay Y. Lee's five -
year prison term for bribery has raised questions more recently over chaebol reform
in South Korea.
Contrary to whispers that the former oil tycoon would launch a political career upon his release from
prison in 2013, Khodorkovsky has a longer -
term strategy: a 10 -
year plan to lay stronger civil and political foundations
in Russia for when the Putin regime is «swept away.»
If jurors decide the killing was unintentional but Garcia Zarate was grossly negligent, he will be guilty of involuntary manslaughter, punishable by two to four
years in prison — though previous drug convictions could add 13 more
years to his
term.
Ulbricht, who prosecutors say went by the alias Dread Pirate Roberts
in a reference to the 1987 movie «The Princess Bride,» faces up to life
in prison and a mandatory minimum
term of 20
years.
Christian attorney and activist Gao Zhisheng was finally released after finishing his eight -
year term in a Chinese
prison.
In a separate trial, Mr Simanjuntak also sentenced Juhanda's four co-conspirators - Supriyadi, Ahmad Dani, Rahmad, and Joko Sugito - to
prison terms ranging from six to seven
years.
Legally, the war - tax resister is a lawbreaker, facing criminal charges which could result
in a fine of up to $ 10,000 and / or a
prison term of up to a
year.
The pro-Kremlin United Russia party proposed the law introducing
prison terms for religious offences after a protest against Putin's increasingly close ties with the Church by punk band Pussy Riot
in Moscow's main cathedral last
year.
There was like a 50
year period where each mayor ended his
term in prison.
From The Press of Atlantic City, March 31, 1984: «A Hammonton businessman, about to be sentenced to a seven -
year prison term for embezzlement, pulled a gun from his hip pocket... and killed himself
in criminal court here Friday, officials said.
Alexander later served 5 1/2
years in federal
prison for extorting payments from contractors while he was
in office, a disgrace that only strengthened support for
term limits.
His sentencing
in December 2011 to an aggregate
term of one and a third to four
years in prison plus with $ 750,000
in restitution was also upheld by the appellate panel.
The ex-campaign treasurer and a former fundraiser for embattled NYC Comptroller John Liu's failed mayoral bid dodged lengthy
prison terms, each getting less than a
year for trying to scam thousands of dollars
in matching funds from the Campaign Finance Board.
Under the
terms of the devolution settlement it was Edinburgh, not London, which held the power to release or keep
in prison Megrahi, who was convicted
in 2001 and was serving a 27 -
year sentence.
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.
Meng, 68, who was elected
in 2004 and served one
term before retiring, sleazily told the witness - an accused tax cheat referred to him by friends - that he could persuade the Manhattan District Attorney's office to reduce its plea offer, from 2 to 6
years in prison to just a
year,
in return for an $ 80,000 bribe, according to the court documents.
In papers filed Thursday in Brooklyn federal court, Sampson's attorneys claim imposing the 87 - month prison term on July 20 that prosecutors want would «raise significant concerns about unwarranted disparities» — because Skelos got five year
In papers filed Thursday
in Brooklyn federal court, Sampson's attorneys claim imposing the 87 - month prison term on July 20 that prosecutors want would «raise significant concerns about unwarranted disparities» — because Skelos got five year
in Brooklyn federal court, Sampson's attorneys claim imposing the 87 - month
prison term on July 20 that prosecutors want would «raise significant concerns about unwarranted disparities» — because Skelos got five
years.
Abimbola
in the statement said that 13 convicts had their life sentences reduced to a
term of
years, having spent considerable
terms in prison, while one person had his death sentence commuted to a life sentence.
If convicted, Thompson could receive up to four
years in prison, but there's no mandatory
term of incarceration.
Ibori who returned to the country a few months ago having completed his four -
year jail
term in a British
prison has not been seen
in public glare neither has he participated
in any political meeting at the national headquarters.
Edward Ferguson, 28, also was sentenced
in Rensselaer County Court to the maximum
prison term of 8 1/3 to 25
years.
The defendant faces a determinate
term of 10 to 25
years in state
prison when sentenced on June 18, 2013.
Adamawa Ex-Commissioner Bags 10
Years In Prison for N51.5 m Scam A former Commissioner of Local Government Affairs in Adamawa State, John Elias Babani was on Friday, December 4, 2015 handed a 10 years jail term by Justice Bilkisu Bello Aliyu of the Federal High Court, Yola, Adamawa state for defraudi
Years In Prison for N51.5 m Scam A former Commissioner of Local Government Affairs in Adamawa State, John Elias Babani was on Friday, December 4, 2015 handed a 10 years jail term by Justice Bilkisu Bello Aliyu of the Federal High Court, Yola, Adamawa state for defrauding.
In Prison for N51.5 m Scam A former Commissioner of Local Government Affairs
in Adamawa State, John Elias Babani was on Friday, December 4, 2015 handed a 10 years jail term by Justice Bilkisu Bello Aliyu of the Federal High Court, Yola, Adamawa state for defrauding.
in Adamawa State, John Elias Babani was on Friday, December 4, 2015 handed a 10
years jail term by Justice Bilkisu Bello Aliyu of the Federal High Court, Yola, Adamawa state for defraudi
years jail
term by Justice Bilkisu Bello Aliyu of the Federal High Court, Yola, Adamawa state for defrauding...
Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe announced that Jashaad Gulifield, 30, of 11 Highview Court, Nyack, New York was sentenced to an indeterminate
term in state
prison of three to six
years on his guilty plea to welfare fraud
in the third degree, a class «D» felony, three
years in state
prison on his -LSB-...]
Silver faces up to 130
years in prison, although, according to federal guidelines, any
prison term will likely be no more than 20
years.
Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe announced that Jashaad Gulifield, 30, of 11 Highview Court, Nyack, New York was sentenced to an indeterminate
term in state
prison of three to six
years on his guilty plea to welfare fraud
in the third degree, a class «D» felony, three
years in state
prison on his guilty plea to criminal sexual assault
in the third degree, a class «D» felony and three
years in state
prison on his guilty plea criminal possession of a controlled substance
in the fifth degree, a class «D» felony.
LOWER MANHATTAN — Prosecutors want disgraced ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to spend at least 14
years in prison — more than any jail
term given to other convicted New York state legislators — for his conviction on corruption charges, according to papers filed
in federal court Wednesday.
The paralympic gold medalist, was allowed to leave
prison in October, after serving one
year of his original five -
year term in house detention.
Raymond Kwame Amankwah, who is well known
in the International Community as a hard core drug baron was arrested and sentenced to a 14 -
year prison term at the Provisional Detention Centre at Caucaia
in Brazil for drug trafficking.
A prominent New York City landlord, Steve Croman, was sentenced to a
year in Rikers Island for tax and loan fraud, a rare
prison term in such cases, according to the attorney general.
DA»S PRESS RELEASE Rockland County District Attorney Thomas P. Zugibe announced last week that 24 -
year - old Matthew Sindone of Nanuet was sentenced to an indeterminate
term of four to 12
years in state
prison on his guilty plea to one count of aggravated vehicular homicide, a class «B» felony, relating to the deaths of Neil Block -LSB-...]
This
in a state that has seen 30 lawmakers removed from office via criminal conviction or resignation under fire
in the past several
years — and that soon will see former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and one - time Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos sentenced to lengthy
prison terms.
Her husband was granted a «merit release»
in May after serving less than three
years of his
term in state
prison.
WHITE PLAINS, NY — Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore announced that Scott Yandrasevich, 51, of 11 Abbey Lane, Danbury, Connecticut, was sentenced today to an indeterminate
term of 1 to 3
years in prison on his November 2014
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY Malik Wade, age 39, residing at 145 Bridge Street, Bridgeport, CT, was sentenced on November 27, 2012 before Rockland County Court Judge William K. Nelson to a state
prison term of and five
years post release supervision after pleading guilty to attempted burglary
in the second degree.
But while the crimes and the 12 -
year prison term of Sheldon Silver, the former Democratic speaker of the State Assembly, exceeded those of Mr. Skelos and his son, Adam B. Skelos, the Skeloses» trial stood out for the gritty, unvarnished look it offered of the personal and political dealings of a family immersed
in Albany's back channels.
WHITE PLAINS, NY — Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore announced that Scott Yandrasevich, 51, of 11 Abbey Lane, Danbury, Connecticut, was sentenced today to an indeterminate
term of 1 to 3
years in prison on his November 2014 guilty plea to one count of Grand Larceny
in the Third Degree, a class «D» Felony, and two counts of Falsifying Business Records
in the First Degree, class «E» Felonies.
Supporters of Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim — who made a stunning political comeback
in 2015 after a federal corruption conviction and seven -
year prison term — are pushing him to run for governor.
Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore announced today that Darrell Evans (DOB 11/22/59) of 8 Ellwood Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York plead guilty today to two counts of Murder
in the Second Degree, class «A» Felonies,
in exchange for a sentence promise of two consecutive
terms of twenty
years to life
in state
prison.
The governor says he will use his executive powers to remove 16 - and 17 -
year olds from adult
prisons, and appoint the attorney general for a one
year term as a special prosecutor
in police cases where a civilian is killed.
Boyland Jr., who represented a district comprising of Bushwick, Crown Heights, Bedford - Stuyvesant and Brownsville, was sentenced this past September to 14
years in federal
prison — less than the 20 -
year term requested by prosecutors and recommended by federal sentencing guidelines, according to the Times.
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said
in a release that the seven -
year sentence Gonzalez received means he «will join the growing ranks of former New York State and New York City lawmakers now serving lengthy
terms in federal
prison.»
In March, the New York State Senate passed «Ildefonso Romero, Jr.'s Law,» which would create a new felony charge for an aggravated assault that results in serious injury or death, carrying a maximum prison term of four year
In March, the New York State Senate passed «Ildefonso Romero, Jr.'s Law,» which would create a new felony charge for an aggravated assault that results
in serious injury or death, carrying a maximum prison term of four year
in serious injury or death, carrying a maximum
prison term of four
years.
A longtime Kingston community activist will spend two
years in state
prison for illegal firearms sales according to the
terms of a plea agreement approved
in Ulster County Court.
If he'd been convicted at trial on all five counts contained
in the indictment, and sentenced to consecutive
terms, Shabazz could have been sentenced to 35
years in prison.
The prosecution
in Hicheur's case had asked for a 6 -
year prison term.
Alexander Ciccolo, 25, of Adams, could face 20
years in prison under the
terms of a plea agreement.
L.A. man gets 26 -
year prison term for role
in synthetic drug ring tied to China, Long Beach and Baldwin Park — Daily News