‘Most Powerful Politician In Chicago’ Gets Light Sentence For Corruption

A Democratic politician whom the Chicago Tribune regarded as “arguably the most powerful politician in Chicago for decades” was convicted of corruption but got a light sentence from the judge. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall sentenced former Chicago Alderman Edward Burke to two years in federal prison, roughly one-fifth of what prosecutors recommended ...

Assange Is Finally Free As America, Britain, Sweden And Australia Are Shamed – OpEd

eurasiareview.com - 29/Jun 01:17

This was quite a week in the annals of freedom of the press. Julian Assange, the founder of the whistleblower organization Wikileaks, after being...

'Unprecedented': Hush money judge expected to get Trump sentencing demand on historic day

rawstory.com - 01/Jul 21:05

Prosecutors in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial were expected Monday to recommend how long the MAGA leader should serve in...

DPP lodges appeal against Cathal Crotty's three-year suspended sentence

thejournal.ie - 01/Jul 17:40

Crotty was convicted and given a fully-suspended sentenced last month for the assault of Natasha O’Brien in Limerick on 22 May 2022.

NY prosecutors urge judge to keep gag order blocking Trump from criticizing jurors who convicted him

sasknow.com - 21/Jun 14:43

NEW YORK (AP) - Manhattan prosecutors are urging the judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal hush money case to uphold a gag order that bars the...

Paul Vaughn sentenced to supervised release for breaking federal law on blocking clinic access

washingtontimes.com - 02/Jul 23:01

Pro-life activist Paul Vaughn received supervised release for participating in a protest outside an abortion facility in Tennessee, avoiding the...

Former Trump Aide Steve Bannon Begins Federal Prison Sentence

dailywire.com - 01/Jul 13:32

Former Trump White House chief strategist Steve Bannon reported to federal prison on Monday after the Supreme Court declined to postpone his sentence...

Judge delays Trump’s New York sentencing until closer to US election

aljazeera.com - 02/Jul 21:04

Trump became the first former US president convicted of felony charges and was originally set to be sentenced next week.

NY prosecutors urge judge to keep gag order blocking Trump from criticising jurors who convicted him

jamaica-gleaner.com - 21/Jun 18:09

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors on Friday urged the judge overseeing Donald Trump's criminal hush money case to uphold provisions of a gag order that...

Judge refuses recusal in Isoof appeal case

fbcnews.com.fj - 21/Jun 03:00

High Court Judge Justice Riyaz Hamza has declined to recuse himself from overseeing the ongoing appeal case of Mohammed Isoof. Isoof is convicted for...

Trump sentencing delayed until Sept. 18 'if such is still necessary': judge

rawstory.com - 02/Jul 19:37

Former President Donald Trump's sentencing in New York has been pushed back from July 11 to Sept. 18 — if it happens at all.In a letter on Tuesday,...

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