All articles tagged with #prison sentence
Brazil's Congress overrode President Lula da Silva's veto to pass a bill that changes how prison terms are calculated, dramatically reducing former president Jair Bolsonaro's sentence for plotting a coup from 27 years to just over two years. The measure could still face challenge in the Supreme Court, and Bolsonaro had previously been placed under house arrest for health reasons as the case unfolds.
A Seoul appeals court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to seven more years in prison for resisting arrest, bypassing a full Cabinet meeting before his 2024 martial law declaration, adding to a prior life sentence for rebellion; his lawyers plan an appeal to the Supreme Court, and prosecutors are pursuing related charges in separate cases including those involving his wife’s legal matters.
A 50-year-old man, Mario Bustamante Leiva, was sentenced to three years in prison for stealing former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's Gucci handbag from a Washington, DC restaurant last April; the bag contained about $3,000 in cash and he pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud and one count of first-degree theft, with investigators tracing him via a stolen credit-card gift card. He faces deportation after serving his sentence.
South Africa's Julius Malema, leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters, was sentenced to five years in prison for firing a rifle at a political rally in East London on April 16, 2026, a verdict that marks a rare conviction for a high-profile opposition figure and could influence the country’s political dynamics.
Nicole Daedone, founder of OneTaste, was sentenced in a Brooklyn federal court to nine years in prison for her role in a forced-labor scheme tied to the organization.
Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro leaves a Brasilia hospital after a medical-warranted halt in his house arrest and returns home to serve a 27-year prison sentence.
Victoria Gotti is connected to a federal case in which her son allegedly fraudulently obtained about $1.1 million in COVID-19 relief funds; her lawyer says prison for him could endanger her life because she awaits a kidney transplant, underscoring the urgency of finding a donor as the case proceeds.
A south suburban Chicago-area man, Sharhabeel Shreiteh, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for leading a $14 million Paycheck Protection Program loan fraud scheme. He filed more than 1,500 false PPP loan applications for about 1,025 clients, causing roughly $14 million to be dispersed, most of which was forgiven. He received about $740,000 in kickbacks, spent it on luxury purchases and vacations, and sent hundreds of thousands of dollars to his second wife in Palestine. Co-defendant charges are pending, and he faces a related tax fraud case.
Americans reacted to South Korea sentencing former president Yoon Suk Yeol to life in prison for an insurrection bid after he allegedly mobilized military and police to seize the National Assembly. The piece highlights social-media reactions and cross-border comparisons to U.S. politics, with readers debating accountability, the rule of law, and how such an outcome would be handled in the United States.
Nobel Peace Prize recipient Narges Mohammadi was handed seven-and-a-half years in a Mashhad court (six years for 'gathering and collusion' and 1.5 years for 'propaganda'), plus a two-year travel ban and two-year exile, with supporters calling the hearing a sham; she has health concerns, a hunger strike, and the total time she has been ordered to spend in prison is now about 44 years.
Former President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to five years in prison for fabricating an official document to justify a martial-law declaration and for obstructing a police attempt to detain him on insurrection charges; the ruling marks the first of eight trials stemming from his martial-law episode, with a separate insurrection verdict due on Feb. 19 and prosecutors seeking the death penalty for that count.
Governor Jared Polis described Tina Peters' nine-year prison sentence as 'harsh,' prompting discussions about clemency or sentence reduction, with her defense team requesting a pardon amid ongoing legal appeals and political pressure.
A former Tennessee lawmaker, Robin Smith, received a reduced sentence to probation after cooperating in a corruption case involving ex-House speaker Glen Casada and aide Cade Cothren, whose prison sentences were pardoned by Trump. Smith's cooperation helped secure convictions, and her sentence was shortened from eight months to one year of probation, with her attorneys seeking a presidential pardon.
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was sentenced to 15 years in prison and fined over $3.3 billion for his role in the 1MDB corruption scandal, marking a significant milestone in one of the world's largest financial scandals. He was convicted of abuse of power and money laundering related to over $700 million channeled into his accounts, with the court rejecting his claims of political donations and asserting his involvement in the illicit activities.
Russian court sentenced pro-war activist and critic of Putin, Sergei Udaltsov, to six years in prison for justifying terrorism, amid a broader crackdown on dissent following Russia's actions in Ukraine. Udaltsov, a prominent opposition figure, has a history of activism and previous imprisonments, and he denounced the verdict as shameful, announcing a hunger strike.