‘Fat Leonard,’ Navy contractor behind one of the military’s biggest scandals, sentenced to 15 years
[ad_1] SAN DIEGO — Former military defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison…
Tag: Crime
A courtroom of relief: FBI recovers funds for victims of scammed banker
[ad_1] WICHITA, KANSAS — Sobs of relief broke out in a federal courtroom in Kansas on Monday as dozens of…
Manslaughter charges dropped in a man’s death at a psychiatric hospital
[ad_1] RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia judge has signed off on a prosecutor’s request to withdraw charges against two people…
US arrests Turkish businessman accused of helping Venezuela skirt sanctions
[ad_1] MIAMI — A Turkish businessman was arrested Monday in Miami and charged with helping Venezuela’s state-run oil company circumvent…
Florida prosecutor says 17-year-old suspect in Halloween fatal shootings will be charged as adult
[ad_1] ORLANDO, Fla. — A 17-year-old suspect in a shooting that killed two people and wounded seven others during a…
True crime’s popularity brings real change for defendants and society. It’s not all good
[ad_1] NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In 1989, Americans were riveted by the shotgun murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez in their…
Florida’s convicted killer clown released from prison for the murder of her husband’s then-wife
[ad_1] A woman who pleaded guilty to dressing as a clown and in 1990 murdering the wife of a man…
Man who fled prison after being charged with 4 murders pleads guilty to slayings, other crimes
[ad_1] PHILADELPHIA — A man who escaped from prison last year after being charged with four murders and then spent…
Man sentenced to life in Young Dolph killing gets 35 more years in prison
[ad_1] MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee man sentenced to life in prison in the daytime ambush killing of rapper Young…
Shootings kill 2 and wound 7 during Halloween celebrations in Orlando
[ad_1] ORLANDO, Fla. — A gunman who opened fire during a Halloween street celebration that drew thousands of costumed revelers…