Michael Cohen, by Turns Lawyer and Witness, Becomes an Inmate
Michael D. Cohen, President Trump’s former personal lawyer, must report to federal prison on Monday to begin a three-year sentence. He pleaded guilty last year to campaign finance violations, tax evasion and other crimes. May 6, 2019 By Maggie Haberman, Ben Protess and William...
New York is the first major city to allow free calls from jail
May 2, 2019 New York City is now the first major city to make phone calls free from jail, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced. The measure went into effect Wednesday after being passed last year by the city council. "For too long have people in custody faced barriers to basic...
Soulja Boy sentenced to 240 days in jail for violating his probation
By Kendall Trammell and Sarah Moon, CNN Rapper Soulja Boy will serve 240 days in jail for violating his probation, according to Los Angeles County court documents. Soulja, whose real name is DeAndre Cortez Way, appeared in court Tuesday. The judge gave him 40 days credit on...
Russian operative Maria Butina sentenced to 18 months in federal prison
The American University grad student and gun rights activist worked as an unregistered foreign agent for the Kremlin. April 26, 2019 Maria Butina, the Russian woman who was accused of being a secret agent for the Russian government, was sentenced to 18 months in prison Friday...
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