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Iran rights lawyer won't appeal new jail ruling: husband
Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh will not appeal a 12-year prison sentence imposed on her last week for “encouraging corruption and debauchery”, her husband said on Sunday. “She said she wouldn’t want to appeal, and the reason is that the judicial process is unfair and such protests will do no good,” Reza Khandan told AFP over telephone. “She does not want to undertake any judicial action since she does not agree with the judicial process.
Trump ex-campaign chief faces New York charges, more jail time
New York prosecutors filed mortgage fraud and other charges on Wednesday against Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s former campaign chief, just minutes after he was sentenced to an additional 43 months in prison in another case. Manafort, 69, who appeared in court in a wheelchair, is now facing a total of 7.5 years in jail after going before two federal judges for tax crimes, bank fraud and conspiracy charges.
Top cardinal gets six years jail for 'appalling' choirboy abuse
Disgraced Australian Cardinal George Pell was on Wednesday sentenced to six years in prison for the “brazen” sexual abuse of two choirboys, in what the judge lambasted as a “grave” abuse of power. Judge Peter Kidd, his remarks broadcast live on television, said the 77-year-old was guilty of “appalling offending” and “breathtakingly arrogant” attacks that took advantage of his position of authority over the boys, then aged 13.
Paul Manafort sentencing: Trump's former campaign manager sentenced to less than four years in jail for fraud
Could Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez face jail time for funneling PAC funds?
Ocasio-Cortez and her chief of staff face allegations of funneling $ 1 million in donations to private businesses; reaction from Republican strategist Ned Ryun.
Michael Cohen: How Trump's former lawyer will survive prison life, according to his jail guide
Facing Jail in Caracas, Guaido Travels Across South America
With Top Investor in Jail, Putin Hits at Business Climate
Roger Stone Draws the Judge Who Threw Paul Manafort in Jail
Belarus escort who claimed Trump secrets freed from Russian jail
A Belarusian escort who claimed she had proof of Russian collusion with Donald Trump’s election campaign was freed from a Russian jail on Tuesday following her arrest last week, lawyers said. Anastasia Vashukevich, also known as Nastya Rybka, was arrested alongside Alexander Kirillov, a self-styled sex guru, when the two arrived at Moscow’s main airport following their deportation from Thailand last Thursday. Vashukevich had been waiting to travel on to the Belarusian capital Minsk.
