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Paedophile spared jail as judge told he is 'motivated' to change

The 29-year-old received a suspended sentence

Liverpool Echo · Apr 12, 2023

Real Housewife Jen Shah's Legal Team Reportedly Dropping Her Due To Massive Unpaid Bill

Jen Shah is facing another legal setback after her legal team reportedly dropped her.

Cinemablend · Apr 12, 2023

Teachers noticed he was starving. Then he froze to death in a garage. What happened to Thomas Valva?

Thomas’ father, former NYPD officer Michael Valva, and his then-fiancée Angela Pollina have been sentenced to life and 25 years in prison, respectively. Andrea Blanco outlines the egregious case

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023

Vietnam jails prominent political activist for 6 years

A Hanoi court on Wednesday sentenced a prominent Vietnamese political activist to six years in prison for conducting anti-state activities, his lawyer said, in a case that has raised international concerns over the communist country's treatment of dissidents.

Reuters · Apr 12, 2023

Ivory Coast: Are personal freedoms on the decline ahead of local elections?

Several opposition activists were arrested and convicted at the end of February, once again sparking a debate on free speech and freedom of assembly in the country. A few months ahead of municipal and regional elections this autumn, opposition groups and civil society actors are denouncing intimidation attempts and attacks…

France 24 · Apr 12, 2023

Former UWA student Luigi Rayapen jailed for Rottnest Island sexual assault following appeal

Former UWA law student Luigi Rayapen is sentenced to more than three years in prison on appeal after initially being handed a suspended jail term for sexually assaulting a woman on Rottnest Island as she tried to sleep.

ABC News · Apr 12, 2023

Ex-firefighter gets prison for Jan. 6 extinguisher attack

A retired firefighter who threw a fire extinguisher at police officers during the U.S. Capitol riot has been sentenced to more than four years in prison

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes will be jailed this month after judge denies plea for bail during appeal

Holmes must self-report to a prison camp on 27 April to begin her 11.25-year sentence

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023

Elizabeth Holmes loses battle to delay imprisonment

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ months-long battle to extend her freedom is over: A federal court judge on Tuesday denied her bid to delay imprisonment, ruling she must surrender April 27 to serve her sentence for felony fraud at a Texas prison camp.

Tribune News Service · Apr 11, 2023

Theranos' Elizabeth Holmes loses bid to stay out of prison

Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has been rebuffed in her attempt to stay out of federal prison while she appeals her conviction for the fraud she committed while overseeing a blood-testing scam that exposed Silicon Valley’s dark side

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2023