Three Sentenced in Walmart Worker Slaying
Three friends who played a part in the killing of a developmentally disabled Walmart cashier in New Hampshire are going to prison. Timothy Smith, Anthony Howe and Amber Talbot pleaded guilty earlier this year conspiracy and second-degree murder in the death of 25-year-old Christopher Gray of Groton, Vt. Prosecutors say Gray was killed for taking [...]
Astor’s Son Steals Millions, Gets up to Three Years
The son of Brooke Astor, eighty-five-year-old Anthony Marshall, was sentenced to up to three years in prison on Monday for stealing millions of his mother’s dollars. Marshall also is expected to continue his appeals and might be able to stay free on bail indefinitely. He tried, but failed, to get the judge to throw out [...]
Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to Exporting Tech
An Arizona man has pleaded guilty to charges of attempting to export technology to Iran without the proper authorization, federal prosecutors say. Forty-year-old James Larrison of Avondale, Ariz., entered the plea on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Wilmington. No sentencing date has been set.
According to court documents, Larrison tried to export from the U.S. [...]
Idaho Teacher Sentenced for Lewd Conduct
A middle school teacher from Idaho has been sentenced after he pleaded guilty to two felony counts of lewd conduct with a fourteen-year-0ld student. He has been sentenced to eighteen years in prison. Twenty-eight-year-old Kari Jo Atkinson was sentenced Thursday in 7th District Court and must spend at least two years in prison before becoming [...]
Two Convicted in Mortgage Fraud
A federal jury convicted two New Jersey men who were involved in a mortgage fraud scheme. The two were convicted following a six-week trial. Prosecutors say they conspired with others to obtain millions of dollars of mortgage loans for unqualified borrowers from 2002 to 2005. They were convicted on charges including wire fraud and money [...]
Mother who Killed Four Girls gets 120 Years
A Washington, D.C. woman who was convicted of murdering her four daughters has been sentenced to one hundred twenty years in prison. Banita Jacks was discovered in her home with her four daughters’ decomposing corpses – she refused to use an insanity defense. Her lawyers say the 34-year-old wasn’t competent when she rejected that advice.
The [...]
Man’s “Fat Defense” Fails, Faces Sentencing
A Florida man whose attorney claimed that he was simply too fat to have shot his son-in-law and escaped will be sentenced in New Jersey. A jury convicted Edward Ates of shooting and killing Paul Duncsak in the latter’s New Jersey home. Ates’ defense was focused on the idea that he was not in sufficient [...]
Missouri Court Overturns Death Sentence for 2002 Murder
The Supreme Court of Missouri has overturned the death sentence for a southeast Missouri man because his attorney did not question the character of a murder victim who had child pornography on his computer. The court unanimously acknowledged in a ruling on Tuesday that character evidence for murder victims is typically barred. Relatives of the [...]
Gotti Freed After Mistrial
A judge declared on Tuesday that the racketeering trial of John “Junior” Gotti, son of a famous crime boss, was a mistrial. The jury had failed to reach a verdict against him, making it the case’s fourth hung jury in five years. Gotti later told reporters that he was looking forward to spending time with [...]
Indiana Woman Gets 125 Years, Videotaped Molestation
A babysitter from Indiana has been sentenced to 125 years in prison for videotaping herself performing sexual acts with children as young as two months. Samantha Light, age twenty-six, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of child molestation last month. During her sentencing on Wednesday, Light apologized and said that she had been coerced by [...]