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A bank clerk who tried to steal nearly £72m from HSBC has been jailed for nine years.Jagmeet Channa, 25, hijacked colleagues' identities to plunder cash in "one of the biggest frauds of its kind".Hoping the looming weekend would help hide his crime, he followed the orders of fellow conspirators who had promised him a "cut". Read more

A New Jersey dentist and leader of an organ-trafficking ring is sentenced to 18 to 54 years in prison. Michael Mastromarino and his team stole body parts from corpses, including that of British... Your News is the place where wonderful, funny, and amazing things exist. This blog delivers informative news in the easiest way.

If you found your daughter in bed with another girl, what would you do? Check out what a 61-year-old grandma did to her 16-year-old granddaughter....Police said a 61-year-old Reading woman beat her 16-year-old granddaughter severely after finding her in bed with another girl. Joyce Beddell is charged with aggravated and simple assault, recklessly endangering another person and endangering the welf

Gilleard(Right) with Eddy Morrison A Nazi sympathiser who kept nail bombs under his bed has been jailed for a total of 16 years. Martyn Gilleard, 31, of Goole, East Yorkshire, stashed four home-made explosive devices, as well as bullets, swords, axes and knives in his flat. Gilleard was sentenced to 11 years for terrorism offences and five years following the discovery of child pornography at h

CMPD Officers arrested 58-year old Sallie Saxon Wamsley and charged her with misdemeanor larceny today. - Read post about 'Charlotte's madam' from last November - Police say Saxon (aka Wamsley) shoplifted over $50 in goods from the Stein Mart store located in Cotswold Village on Sharon Amity Rd. Saxon stole a wallet, pair of shorts and a shirt from the store.

It was on the news that certain Welda Bacolod, 42 years old and a mother of four, is now languishing at the Emu Plains Correctional Centre after District Court Judge Peter Berman found her guilty of embezzling $1.7 million Australian dollars (about 70 million pesos) from the Swiss Hotel. She’s been sentenced to a non-parole period of three years with a head sentence of five years. Welda as an e

Join the offical land of the banned Messageboard Florida: Hulk Hogan’s 48 Year old wife, Linda Bollea is said to be dating a 19 year old teen named Charlie Hill. Lindas daughter said “I’m totally freaked out. This is really weird. I personally don’t like it at all or condone it.” Lindas daughter, also 19, actually turned [...]

Join the offical land of the banned Messageboard Florida: Hulk Hogan’s 48 Year old wife, Linda Bollea is said to be dating a 19 year old teen named Charlie Hill. Lindas daughter said “I’m totally freaked out. This is really weird. I personally don’t like it at all or condone it.” Lindas daughter, also 19, actually turned [...]

From: Democracy Now!   Thirty-four anti-torture activists have been convicted for protesting the Guantanamo Bay prison outside the Supreme Court. Twelve are now serving jail sentences. During the trial, protesters gave their names and those of Guantanamo prisoners and dressed in orange jumpsuits and black hoods. We speak to Matt Daloisio of Witness Against Torture, who gave the opening s

Dwayne McKenzie who claims to work for 50cent was charge with assault, strangulation, breach of peace and unlawful restraint. He was released after posting bond and is due in court on July 15. This creep allegedly choked the woman during an argument at 50cent's property in Conneticut. This isn't the first time he has been in trouble. Courts show that he pistol whipped a man in a nightclub in H

Yet another muslim country showcasing its regard for the rights of women. A member of a Moroccan delegation in New York this month described a secret detention center in southwestern Algeria for mothers whose only crime was being unwed. The story’s political backdrop is a complicated territorial dispute in Western Sahara. (WOMENSENEWS)–Pregnant women and single mothers are [...]

Sometimes we get very serious on this blog and sometimes we get very silly. The great part is that you never know which! Surprise! Here is a story from Mexico and although it's true, you can decide... NOT RECOMMENDED FOR THE OVERLY RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL OR STUPID!

The Islamic government of Iran jailed six top Baha'i religious leaders last week, contrary to the advertised philosophy of the religion of peace and tolerance.Iranian intelligence agents searched the homes of the six on Wednesday and then whisked them away, according to the Baha'i's World News Service. The report said the six are in Evin prison and that the arrests follow the detention in March of

The world can be a pretty bad place especially when it comes to violent robbers, well thanks to a National Mobile Phone Crime Unit and investigation has finally led to the jailing of two violent robbers. These robbers went after wealthy ladies in where they stole £125,000 worth of possessions, Jamie McVie, 25, of Portnall Road, [...]

During the Alkatiri government (2000 - 2006), the 12 November demonstration* that climaxed with the bloody tragedy in the Santa Cruz public cemetery in Dili was made a national political issue. Prime Minister Alkatiri and the Fretilin Party wanted to make “12 November” National Labor Day. Every component of the country, the community, the youth of East Timor (more so those who were involved wi

Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton has been jailed for six months after pleading guilty to assault and affray. The player admitted to his part in a street attack that took place in Liverpool on December 27th 2007. The Liverpool Crown Court judge told Barton it was a ‘violent and cowardly attack.” Random PostsMay 21, 2008 -- Chelsea v Man [...]

Islam once again demonstrates just how tolerant is truly is. PAKISTAN: DOCTOR JAILED ON ‘BLASPHEMY’ CHARGES ISTANBUL, May 16 (Compass Direct News) – Pakistani police have jailed a Christian doctor after “blasphemy” charges incited a mob attack on his home last week in Punjab province. Officials said Dr. Robin Sardar is being held in Punjab’s Gujranwala Central Jail. [...]

An Egyptian man was convicted of swindling hundreds of people out of £280 million and sentenced to …. get this …. a thousand years! That must be some kind of a record. Of course, the authorities aren’t going to hold him in jail until he turns into a fossil! With any luck he might be released [...]

Join the Message Board CINCINNATI - A man ordered by a judge to make sure his daughter studied has found himself in jail because she failed to earn a high school equivalency diploma. Brian Gegner, who lives near Cincinnati, was sentenced last week to 180 days in jail for contributing to the unruliness or delinquency of a [...]

Join the Message Board CINCINNATI - A man ordered by a judge to make sure his daughter studied has found himself in jail because she failed to earn a high school equivalency diploma. Brian Gegner, who lives near Cincinnati, was sentenced last week to 180 days in jail for contributing to the unruliness or delinquency of a [...]

By LISA CORNWELL Associated Press Writer CINCINNATI (AP) _ A man ordered by a judge to make sure his daughter hit the books has found himself in jail because she failed to earn a high school equivalency diploma. Brian Gegner, of Fairfield, was sentenced last week to 180 days in jail for contributing to the unruliness or [...]

A woman who was trafficked across the border from Pakistan with her son, 3, was handed to an Afghan who raped her, then beat the toddler to death as she watched. He was jailed for 20 years for murder - but the woman, Rukhma, was jailed, too. She had put up with her mistreatment for three months before going to authorities. But in December, Rukhma, who doesn't know her age but looks younger than 20, was given a four-year sentence for adultery and "escaping her house" in Pakistan. The Taliban's fall six years ago heralded new rights for women: to go to school or get a job. Their rights are now enshrined in the constitution. But except for a small urban elite, a woman fleeing domestic violence or accusing a man of rape herself often ends up seen as the guilty party. ~ mo

Two army reservists `literally stomped' homeless man to death in Moss Park, judge saysMay 02, 2008 04:30 AMEmily MathieuStaff ReporterSavage actions that would put a soccer hooligan to shame were among the ways a judge described the crimes of two Toronto army reservists he sentenced to 10 years for the beating death of a homeless man."They used him as a combination punching bag and soccer ball," said Justice Eugene Ewaschuk before sentencing Jeffrey Hall and Brian Deganis in a Toronto court yesterday afternoon for the death of Paul Croutch."The accused literally stomped Mr. Croutch to death," said the judge, who added the savagery of the beating put to shame the violence of "soccer hooligans."Hall and Deganis were also sentenced to an additional year, to be served consecutively, for assaul

The thugs who kicked Sophie Lancaster, 20, to death because she was a goth, were today sentenced to life in prison. Ryan Herbert, 16, admitted murder and received a 16 year minimum term and his pal Brendan Harris, 15, received a minimum of 18 years. The yobs had drunk at least four pints of strong cider plus [...]

Jardine was on a Cocaine fueled orgy of destruction A BNP member from Calderdale has been locked up for a cocaine-fuelled orgy of destruction at a young woman's Bradford home.Dominic Jardine, a £50,000 a year company director, was jailed in February of breaking into the property in Low Moor, Bradford, and causing more than £4,000 damage. Jardine received a nine months prison sentence and ordered him to pay £3,300 compensation to the victim. Jardine, of Southowram, Halifax, was also ordered to pay £750 legal costs.The jury at Bradford Crown Court heard that Jardine ransacked all the rooms at the flat. Windows were smashed, bathroom fittings broken, the microwave oven damaged and kitchen cupboards attacked. Jardine's barrister, said he was taking cocaine at weekends at the time of the bu

A court in Israel sentences an MP, Shlomo Benizri, to 18 months in jail on charges of bribery and corruption. A news by AsianLoveStories.com. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fasianlovestories.com%2Fisraeli-mp-jailed-for-corruption'; addthis_title = 'Israeli+MP+jailed+for+corruption'; addthis_pub = 'asianlove';

The Hollywood star, Wesley Snipes, has been sentenced to the maximum three-year term for not filing tax returns. The star of Blade 3 and Demolition Man had “engaged a campaign of criminal tax conduct, combining brazen defiance with insidious concealment”, he had failed to pay $2.7 million taxes. Snipes, 45-year-old, allegedly offered over 25 letters attesting to [...]

Wesley Snipes will serve three years in jail for tax evasion. In February the actor was convicted of failing to file his taxes for five years. Read more! Bookmark to: Continue to www.MadHollywood.com

An Indonesian court has sentenced Ahmad Mushaddeq to a four year prison term for blaspheming the Islamic faith. Mushaddequ claims to be a prophet and has created the Al-Quiyadah Al-Islmiyah sect which has been subjected to continual attacks by those who regard its followers as heretics. The court ruled his claims to being another prophet [...]

Three aggressive burglars, Mark Elliot, 21, Curtis Delima, 19, and Gerry Cusden, 16, were given life sentences for kicking and stamping a man to death after he disturbed them when they broke into his house. Father-of-three, Mark Witherall, 47-years-old suffered severe internal bleeding and was in hospital for nearly six-weeks, on a life-support machine before he [...]

Home grown Islamic activist jailed for four years for threatening British and US forces, and inciting fellow Muslims to form terrorism cells in UK.As reported by The IndependentBy Cahal MilmoA Muslim activist who became known for his publicly expressed extremist views was jailed for four and a half years yesterday for terrorism-related offences committed during a series of inflammatory speeches at a London mosque.Judge Nicholas Price said that Abu Izzadeen, 33, a British-born convert to Islam, was a "leading light" in a group of men who used a gathering at the Regent's Park mosque in November 2004 to call for volunteers to fight British troops in Iraq and appeal for funds to finance insurgents abroad.The former BT electrician, who is a father of three, achieved notoriety after refusing to

A Muslim activist who is known for his radical views regarding the war in Iraq was jailed and sentenced for four and a half years for his inflammatory speeches in a London mosque. Judge Nicholas Price said that Abu Izzadeen, was among the leaders of a group of men who gathered in the Regent’s Park [...]

Terror suspects held at one of Britain's most secure jails are secretly accessing the internet to contact their supporters. The discovery raises fears that some of the UK's most dangerous terrorists could be plotting new attacks from inside prison.The serious security breach was revealed last week after The Mail on Sunday was alerted to messages on a "private" website linked to militant Islamic movement Al-Muhajiroun. The threatening emails were apparently sent from inside Belmarsh high-security prison in South-East London. It is thought inmates are sending the illicit messages using smuggled mobile phones, many of which now allow access to the internet. The internet messages are linked to Mizanur Rahman, a 25-year-old website designer jailed last year for inciting murder after calling for

A FORMER boss of Indonesia's flag carrier has been released from jail after serving a one-year sentence for assisting in the murder of a prominent rights activist.The high-profile activist, Munir Said Thalib, died in 2004 on a flight from Jakarta to Amsterdam, poisoned with arsenic by a Garuda Indonesia pilot accused of links to Indonesia's powerful intelligence agency, BIN.Indra Setiawan was detained on April 14 last year. In February, a court sentenced him to a year in jail minus time already served.The state Antara news agency said Setiawan was released from police custody this morning, although police could not be immediately reached for independent confirmation.Setiawan was charged with falsifying documents that allowed the Garuda pilot, Pollycarpus Budi Priyanto, to travel on Munir's

Join the Message Board Television talk show host “Dr. Phil” McGraw’s show helped a central Florida teenager accused of taking part in a videotaped beating bond out of jail, a spokeswoman confirmed Saturday. Staff members for the “Dr. Phil” talk show helped Mercades Nichols — one of eight teens facing charges in the case — post bond [...]

Join the Message Board Television talk show host “Dr. Phil” McGraw’s show helped a central Florida teenager accused of taking part in a videotaped beating bond out of jail, a spokeswoman confirmed Saturday. Staff members for the “Dr. Phil” talk show helped Mercades Nichols — one of eight teens facing charges in the case — post bond [...]

A court in the city of Diyarbakir sentenced Kurdish poltician Leyla Zana to two years in jail for praising Abduallah Ocalan, jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party(PKK). She was sentecned under a law that penalizes “propaganda of a terrorist organization.” Zana has already spent nearly a generation for working with the PKK. [...]

Three young men attempted to burglarize a home in Cornelius this morning and ended up in a high-speed chase with police officers.It all started when a woman called police around 10:30 this morning. She heard a knock at her door and saw three black males in an unfamiliar SUV parked in her driveway. She opened her upstairs window and loudly told the burglars she wasn't going to answer her door. The burglars took off... but not before she got the tag number. Of course, the SUV they were driving was stolen!A short time later, an officer spotted the vehicle in a nearby neighborhood. He attempted to stop the vehicle but the suspects took off. Officers chased the car down Old Statesville Road towards Huntersville. Huntersville Officers deployed stop sticks- which flattened the SUV's tires. The su

Pete Doherty has been jailed for 14 weeks for breaching the terms of his probation. Last year Pete was jailed for 14 months for possessing class A drugs but the sentence was suspended in the hope that he would change his ways. Yesterday the courts finally sent Pete to prison. Adrian Hunter who is Pete’s manager [...]

LALATE BREAKING NEWS Pete Doherty JAILED in West London! The poster child of American gossip sites for questionable antics, brit singer Pete Doherty, frontman to Babyshambles, has been jailed. And not just for a few days.Moments ago, Doherty was sent to jail for 14 weeks, yes FOURTEEEN! weeks, for failing to turn up to a probation hearing on time for [...]

[Images: Jason Levin]It is with great joy we bring this news- Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty has been jailed for 14 weeks! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha…. After failing to turn up for probation hearings the judge had no choice but sentence him to time behind bars when he appeared at the West London Magistrates Court this afternoon. A spokesperson for Pete claims he is trying to appeal the sentence and when asked about his upcoming shows at the Royal Albert Hall and Glastonbury his record label Parlophone said the solo show will be rescheduled and:‘All tickets will be valid for the new date once it has been announced. Peter was very much looking forward to the show and would like to offer his sincerest apologies to all his fans and all those concerned.’Aw, poor little Petey! Mwah ha ha ha...

A courageous human rights activist, Hu Jia Aids Activist & Blogger jailed, sentenced to 3 ½ years for “inciting to subvert state power” through statements found on the internet and his overseas blog called Boxun. In an article Hu Jia: China's enemy within, Clifford Coonan who interviewed the dissident last year during his house arrest, described... Philippine political & social events as seen from the vantage point of a Jaywalking Cyber Pedestrian Observer, visit the blog to read the rest or for other hot issues of the day.

Two businessmen have been found guilty of forging sports stars' autographs and selling them to collectors.Faisal Madani, 43, and Graeme Walker, 45, were convicted after a five-week trial which heard from star prosecution witnesses Michael Owen, Steven Gerrard and Ian Rush as well as evidence from Jonny Wilkinson.Madani, of Bramhall, Cheshire, and Walker, of Connah's Quay, Flintshire, already have convictions for dishonesty and trademark offences and now face jail.Walker was found guilty on 51 of the 53 charges against him, including dishonestly trading by selling faked signatures of Sir Alex Ferguson, Cristiano Ronaldo, Roy Keane, Gerrard, Wilkinson and others.He was cleared of selling a fraudulent Liverpool FC Worthington Cup Final shirt purporting to be the original match shirt worn by M

Jailed Blogger’s Supporters to Go Offline and “Flood the Jail with Mail”Twenty-two year old law student Abdul Kareem Nabeel Suleiman marked the first of a four year sentence in an Egyptian prison last November.

Jailed Blogger’s Supporters to Go Offline and “Flood the Jail with Mail” Twenty-two year old law student Abdul Kareem Nabeel Suleiman marked the first of a four year sentence in an Egyptian prison last November. His crime was “defaming the President of Egypt” on his blog. His first year in prison included isolation and physical torture. The [...]

Wonders will never end!!! A jury in Texas has sentenced a man to 25 years in prison for severely burning his two-month-old daughter in a microwave oven last year. The jury rejected Joshua Mauldin’s defence that he was insane when he placed his daughter Ana in the oven. Prosecutors said Mauldin had a history of violence, lying about being [...]

By Tim DorninMarch 18, News.com.auA MAN, who took the name of a famous rock star to steal millions of dollars from finance companies, has been jailed for 16 years.Romeo Pacifico, who changed his name to Richard Sambora, the same as the famed Bon Jovi guitarist, managed to obtain cash loans totalling $25 million.The Adelaide man used the money to prop up his failing business and to fund a lavish lifestyle including the purchase of luxury homes and cars.Over a four-year period from about 1998 to 2002, he engaged in an exercise of "robbing Peter to pay Paul", according to South Australian District Court Judge Wayne Chivell.The judge said Pacifico was involved in string of fraud-related offences where he obtained money from finance companies supposedly for business expenses.Some of the cash he

Two sets of parents in Belgium were recently sentenced to five month prison terms for failing to vaccinate their children against polio. Each parent was also fined 4,100 euros (about $8,000). The parents can still avoid prison if they vaccinate their children. But if they miss their deadline for doing so, the parents could be put behind bars. Belgian officials would not say why the parents refused the vaccine or how long a time they have been given to vaccinate their children. The polio vaccine is the only one required by Belgian law. Exceptions are granted only if parents can prove their children could have a bad physical reaction to the vaccine. France also makes polio vaccinations mandatory by law. In the U.S., children must be vaccinated against many diseases including polio, but many

Two sets of parents in Belgium were recently sentenced to five month prison terms for failing to vaccinate their children against polio. Each parent was also fined 4,100 euros (about $8,000). The parents can still avoid prison if they vaccinate their children. But if they miss their deadline for doing so, the parents could be put behind bars. Belgian officials would not say why the parents refused the vaccine or how long a time they have been given to vaccinate their children. The polio vaccine is the only one required by Belgian law. Exceptions are granted only if parents can prove their children could have a bad physical reaction to the vaccine. France also makes polio vaccinations mandatory by law. In the U.S., children must be vaccinated against many diseases including polio, but many

Seyed Mostafa Maghloubi, 50, was arrested in early 2007 by police acting on a tip-off and pleaded guilty last August to violating the US trade embargo against Iran.Prosecutors said Maghloubi admitted trying to buy up to 100,000 Uzi submachine guns and night-vision goggles, which he wanted to export to Iran through Dubai.A Los Angeles court jailed Maghloubi for three years and five months.

Should a government force vaccinations, that is, forced injection of dead viruses and or viral particles into  children? Is this ethical? I welcome your opinion… ——-  Parents may be jailed over vaccinations By MARIA CHENG, AP Medical WriterWed Mar 12, 9:06 AM ET As doctors struggle to eradicate polio worldwide, one of their biggest problems is persuading parents [...]

TWO young women who brutally killed a teenage girl and dumped her body in a wheelie bin have each been handed a strict security life sentence, with a minimum of 24 years in jail. The pair bludgeoned 16-year-old Stacey Mitchell with a concrete block, strangled her with a chain and then videoed her blood-splattered bedroom and semi-naked body. Jessica Ellen Stasinowsky, 21, and her girlfriend

March 06, News.com.auA LONDON fitness instructor has been jailed for life after he went on a first date armed with a carving knife and murdered a businesswoman by stabbing her more than 30 times.Karl Taylor, 27, was told by Old Bailey judge Giles Forrester that he would not be eligible for parole for at least 30 years for Kate Beagley's brutal murder.The 32-year-old, of Walton-on-Thames, was stabbed in the face and neck during her date with Taylor, the court was told.The British Gas sales manager's naked body was found in stinging nettles near Watford, Hertfordshire, almost a week after she was reported missing by her father.Taylor, of Covent Garden, central London, had told police he had only meant to steal the woman's car after they argued during their date.He had denied murder, telling

Anne L. Chavis, pleaded guilty to stealing from a disabled veteran under her care while working as a court-appointed conservator. She was sentenced to a year in jail and ordered to pay $92,000 in restitution to eight clients. The fine represents a fraction of the money she controlled for her clients but never accounted for. Chavis, a former nurse and active churchgoer, ran a boarding home for

Confusion Leads to Incarceration.    Carter was arrested and jailed Thursday for marijuana possession after being pulled over for a routine speeding violation.  The arresting officer said he probably would have let him go with a warning had Carter not been sporting a chin-pussy and a mullet.  Read more surprising drug arrests:  Amy Winehouse [...]

The Star - 17/12/2007 THE chances of gaining freedom for a 22-year-old Malaysian woman detained in Japan on charges for drug smuggling look brighter now that there is evidence to show that she was the victim on an international syndicate, said Mingguan Malaysia . Raja Munirah Raja Iskandar's lawyer Rosal Azimin Ahmad said the new evidence, obtained by the Narcotics Department at Bukit Aman, would be submitted in an appeal to a Japanese court in April. “We have good cooperation from Bukit Aman police but we cannot divulge the nature of the evidence at present. “We are also updating old evidence, which can be helpful in Raja Munirah's appeal,” he said in an interview. Raja Munirah, a mass communications graduate from a private college in Cyberjaya, has been jailed for seven years and

Hardbeatnews, PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Fri. Dec. 14, 2007: Two men from the local militia known as Domi nan Bwa will spend the rest of their lives in jail for the 2001 murder of a Haitian radio journalist.

Life is hard.So is life behind bars, apparently. At least for one of the suspects in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway.He's not happy with the conditions in the jail he's housed in.Joran van der Sloot, a suspect in the disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway, is complaining about his treatment in jail. "He's making a request to lift restrictions to allow family visits and access to newspapers, magazines, TV, even a Bible," prosecutor spokesman John Pauley told CNN on Tuesday.Van der Sloot, jailed on a rural part of the island, is allowed to meet only with his lawyers and police investigators.He and brothers Deepak and Satish Kalpoe are being held on suspicion of manslaughter in the presumed death of Holloway, who disappeared on the island in May 2005. The re-arrest of the suspects was the latest twist in the case. The order of events: the disappearance of Holloway, an island-wide search, questioning the suspects, arrest, release, long wait, re-arrest.The three men m

Former world chess champion and Russian opposition figure Garry Kasparov has been jailed for five days. Police moved in when protesters marched on the election commission. Mr Kasparov was charged with resisting arrest and organising an unauthorised protest.

The Associated Press is reporting that one of their own, photographer Bilal Hussein, who has been in U.S. custody since April, 2006, is being turned over to the Iraqi courts.NEW YORK - The U.S. military says it will turn over an award-winning Associated Press photographer to an Iraqi court, accusing him of having links to terrorist groups.The military is refusing to disclose what evidence or accusations would be presented, and an AP attorney on Monday strongly protested the decision, calling the U.S. military plans a "sham of due process." The journalist, Bilal Hussein, has already been imprisoned without charges for more than 19 months.Source - Associated PressThere's the story of Bilal Hussein's plight and another story, one of American news organization's defense of using "locals" such as Bilal Hussein to "report" the news during a war which involves the United States. Bilal Hussein, award-winning photographer for the Associated Press, native of Fallujah, Iraq, has highlighted th

It was kind of funny when you heard a person who judged to jail for 84 minutes, Lindsay Lohan spending just 84 minutes behind bars for a drunken driving and cocaine-possession conviction.The 21-year-old actress checked herself into the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, California at 10:30 a.m. to serve a minimum 24-hour sentence following an alleged car chase in July, and a crash in Beverly Hills in May. In line with prison policy for releasing non-violent offenders due to overcrowding, Lohan was released at 11:54 a.m.(more details)A reader comments that, its so stupid to have prisoners go to jail for that short of a period, even a week seems ridiculous beacuse the costs to get them in there and paperwork and extra security, its ridiculous and is just costing tax-payers more and more money.In fact, jail terms are often cut by L.A sheriffs because of prison overcrowding.Before spending 84 minutes in jail, Lohan wraps herself in comfort during an outing near L.A home on Wed

Yahoo Inc. has settled a lawsuit filed by two Chinese journalists who were jailed after the Internet giant provided information to Beijing security authorities, lawyers for the men said Tuesday. A statement released by the World Organization for Human Rights USA said Yahoo had decided to settle the case following criticism at a US Congressional hearing on November 6. The terms of the settlement are to remain confidential, the statement said. Business journalist Shi Tao and pro-democracy blogger Wang Xiaoning were both jailed for 10 years as a direct result of information provided to Chinese authorities by Yahoo, the suit alleged. Shi was convicted in 2004 of divulging state secrets after he posted a Chinese government order forbidding media organizations from marking the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square uprising on the Internet. Police identified him using information provided by Yahoo. He was sentenced to 10 years in jail. Wang, whose wife had filed the suit in San Francisco earli

On August 31, Lakshmana Kailash K. was arrested in Bangalore, India, and charged with posting insulting images of a revered historical figure on the Internet. The police claimed that he had uploaded disrespectful images of Chhatrapati Shivaji, the Indian equivalent of George Washington. Free speech, it seems, does not extend to that sort of thing [...]

Amy Winehouse left court on Saturday (November 10) after hearing hubby Blake Fielder-Civil will have to stay in custody for at least 13 days on charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice. Amy's mother Janis said afterwards, "It will be a

It's time already that I said something in defense of the opressed in China, where the one-child law stands out as surely the single most obscene thing the Commies have imposed upon the public there. The man in trouble thanks to some incompetants at Yahoo is Shi Tao, and here's the story of what happened to him: WASHINGTON (AP) - Two top Yahoo Inc. officials on Tuesday defended their company's

I was reading this after one of the ladies posted about this today on our forum. Have you guys in the US, heard about this?Mother Jailed, Put On Trial for Curing Her Son of MelanomaVery freaky... what do you think?

A tennis coach convicted of having sex with a 13-year-old girl she was training was jailed yesterday for two years and nine months. Claire Lyte, from Solihull, West Midlands, was convicted last month on four counts of sexual activity with a 13-year-old girl.Lyte, 29, was also banned indefinitely from working with children following a two-week trial at Liverpool crown court during which the jury was told Lyte and the girl shared hotel rooms during tournaments. Lyte's solicitor later said she would appeal against the conviction.Article continuesDuring the trial the jury was told that Lyte was caught performing oral sex on the child, a pupil at the Lawn Tennis Association academy, by the youngster's mother. She had also worn the child's knickers.Judge Nigel Gilmour QC said Lyte's evidence was a "wicked" conspiracy against her victim's family. He criticised Lyte for trying to avoid justice by claiming the victim's mother invented allegations against her because the girl was not good

World soccer governing body FIFA has told Indonesia to hold a new election to replace Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) Chairman Nurdin Halid who is serving a jail term for graft, local press reported Wednesday. FIFA has sent a letter to PSSI indicating that the association violated its own statutes when it re-elected Nurdin for a second term in April. The letter, dated in June, reminded PSSI that "in accordance with the statutes, a person who has been convicted of a crime and is currently in prison would not be eligible to stand for election," reported English-language daily The Jakarta Post. Nurdin was arrested in Jakarta last month after the Supreme Court found him guilty in a corruption case related to the misuse of cooking oil distribution funds in the wake of financial crisis in 1998. He was sentenced to two years in jail and fined the equivalent of some 3,100 U.S. dollars.Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com

Georgia’s Supreme Court on Friday ordered the release of a young man who has been imprisoned for more than two years for having consensual oral sex with another teenager. The court ruled 4-3 that Genarlow Wilson’s 10-year sentence was cruel and unusual punishment. I hate to say this, but duh… Blatant occurrences of injustice like this boggles the mind. {read more} The live action video “Halo: Landfall” is up on the XBL marketplace as a free download. {read more} The Clispe has signed to Columbia with Rick Rubin and dem’ {read more} Its the Smell!!! Well actually no, its just boring ass Carl Sagan. {watch it} The Mercedes-Benz Museum contains the strongest artificially generated tornado in the world. Someone please remind me, why are we toying with nature again? {read more & watch} Common as Green Lantern in the upcoming Justice League flick? He chops it up with the RZA regarding the role of John Stewart briefly. {watch} Related PostsGeorge Bush Vs

A man who urinated on a woman as she lay dying and shouted “this is YouTube material” has been sentenced to three years in prison. The court heard how, on 27 July, Miss Lakinski was making her way home with a box of laminate flooring when she fell ill and stumbled into a doorway. Anderson, a former soldier, had smoked a cannabis joint and been drinking when he and two friends spotted her. He tried to rouse her by throwing a bucket of water over her, before urinating on her and covering her with shaving foam. A crowd had gathered around, watching and laughing, and the incident was filmed on a mobile phone. She was later declared dead at the scene, the cause of death being given as pancreatic failure. (Read More) What kind of sick world do we live in. It makes me so angry reading stories like this.

AN EBBW Vale man performed a Nazi salute and racially abused two Asian restaurant owners while on bail for a metal bar attack on another man, a court heard. Christopher Phillips, 24, of Bethcar Street, Ebbw Vale, was jailed for a total of 26 months by a judge at Newport crown court. He admitted wounding Jonathan Meadows, affray, and causing racially aggravated fear of violence. advertisement Prosecutor James Evans said that on September 21 last year, Phillips had a row with Mr Meadows concerning drugs. Mr Meadows picked up a knife and with that, Phillips grabbed a metal bar in an attempt to disarm him. Mr Meadows suffered a broken right arm and had nine cuts to the top of his head which needed 70 stitches. In May this year in Church Street, Ebbw Vale, Phillips stood outside the Tara Mahal Restaurant and did a Nazi salute. Shortly after he confronted the two owners and used racially abusive language. One of them, Mohammed Taukder, was attacked and suffered a broken cheek bon

A neo-nazi who failed to carry out community service has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.John Montgomery, of Hillside Road, told Greenock socialist activists a Browning pistol was waiting for them outside his house. He was then caught with a host of material from the banned white supremacist group, Combat 18, including posters tacked up on his walls and business cards which he had tried to hand out in Greenock town centre.The 20-year-old was caught by police after failing to withhold his number when he made the malicious calls in April last year.Fiscal deputy Nadine Dormer yesterday told the court how he then shouted and swore at police officers outside Harwoods nightclub, in Dalrymple Street, at 11.20pm. He was sentenced to 250 hours community service, but had only completed 13 when he appeared yesterday.Sheriff John Herald jailed him for 30 months. He said the material was repulsive and added: “What you did goes beyond any freedom of expression. These two people whose choices

Two men with neo-Nazi connections have been given lengthy jail sentences for their involvement in a knife attack during a clash between right and left wing extremists in Stockholm last month, Dagens Nyheter reports.A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to six years in prison for attempted murder, while a 32-year-old man has been given two years as an accessory to the attack.The younger man was convicted despite denying that he had stabbed a 20-year-old man in the neck. The 22-year-old is a member of the extreme right-wing group Svenska Motståndsrörelse ('Swedish Resistance Movement'), according to Dagens Nyheter. Fighting broke out when the neo-Nazi group was attacked by left-wing counter-demonstrators.The 32-year-old man admitted to having a neo-Nazi past but claimed that he had left the ideology behind him. He said that he just happened to be walking through the Slussen area on September 1st when he noticed the demonstration.He had recently been given granted conditional release f

It is such a serious case. More than 1000 jobs are lost. Some of the firm's 500,000 private and corporate policyholders have been given a total of £357m from the Financial Services Authority's compensation scheme since the collapse. A former insurance chief has been jailed for seven years after being convicted of defrauding investors. Michael Bright, 63, was in charge of Independent Insurance when it collapsed in 2001 in one of the industry's most high-profile insolvencies. Finance director Dennis Lomas received a four-year sentence. Deputy manager Philip Condon was given three years. A jury had heard how the trio masked the firm's financial problems by withholding details of claims. Probe About 1,000 jobs were lost in the collapse of the company - which had previously been regarded as a financial success story. The three men were charged in December 2005 after a probe by the Serious Fraud Office and City of London police into the firm's closure. The SFO said t

Mended Fences50 Cent spoke to MTV about his beef with Lil' Kim that has since been mended. He acknowledges that the two really didn't have beef but it was beef with Kim's ex-boyfriend in which the beef (between the two rappers) escalated. 50 spoke candidly while on the set of his next single, "I'll Still Kill" featuring Akon. For television purposes the single's title will be modified to "I Still Will". Makes sense right? 50 also dished about G-Unit's upcoming album which includes songs produced by Timbaland and Swizz Beats. 50 also plans to release a follow up to "Curtis" entitled, "Before I Self Destruct" (which was rumored to be the name of the "Curtis" album) in the spring. G-Unniiiit!News Tidbits:Tired of T-Pain? Lord knows I am. Nonetheless he is keeping busy in 2008 producing or featuring on albums from Jennifer Hudson, Mariah Carey, Omarion, and Rick Ross. Mariah is "in love" with her new album due out early next year. She can't stop bragging about it. I hope it is as go

An untreated paranoid schizophrenic with extensive religious delusions has been jailed indefinitely for the March 14, 2007 murder of a 59-year old vicar in Wailes.  Geraint Evans had been living in his mother's flat overlooking the vicarage and had made elaborate plans to murder Father Paul Bennett as part of an elaborate delusion in which the vicar was God. He made elaborate notes on Father Bennet's movements and recorded his observations and speculations on a series of CDs. On the day of the murder, Evans stabbed Father Evans to death and scattered the CDs at the scene of the murder while the vicar's wife looked on in horror. He then walked to a nearby grave to await arrest. In a court-ordered psychiatric assessment, it was determined that the 24-year old Evans had a longstanding history of substance abuse (including inhaling lighter fluid) and was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and a personality disorder. He reported delusions of being God, Jesus and the Antichrist

An untreated paranoid schizophrenic with extensive religious delusions has been jailed indefinitely for the March 14, 2007 murder of a 59-year old vicar in Wailes. Geraint Evans had been living in his mother's flat overlooking the vicarage and had made elaborate plans to murder Father Paul Bennett as part of an elaborate delusion in which the vicar was God. He made elaborate notes on Father Bennet's movements and recorded his observations and speculations on a series of CDs. On the day of the murder, Evans stabbed Father Evans to death and scattered the CDs at the scene of the murder while the vicar's wife looked on in horror. He then walked to a nearby grave to await arrest. In a court-ordered psychiatric assessment, it was determined that the 24-year old Evans had a longstanding history of substance abuse (including inhaling lighter fluid) and was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and a personality disorder. He reported delusions of being God, Jesus and the Antichrist and w

A Belgian teenager has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a Malian nanny and her two-year-old charge in a racist shooting spree. An Antwerp court found Hans van Themsche guilty of killing Oulematou Niangadou and then shooting toddler Luna Drowart when she started crying. Van Themsche, 19, also shot and wounded a woman of Turkish descent during his rampage in central Antwerp in May 2006. He was stopped when a policeman shot him in the stomach. He later told police he had hoped to kill at least five foreigners before dying in a hail of police bullets. The jury rejected a defence argument that Van Themsche was mentally ill. Right-wing links "You acted with blind violence, without any respect for the lives and integrity of others," judge Michel Jordens said. "You reduced the value of life to nothing in order to affirm yourself," he said. Police say Van Themsche's father helped found the now defunct anti-immigration party Vlaams Blok, and his

Take them down A pair of US men were each jailed for more than five years on Friday for their part in a long-running pornographic spam business that racked up revenues of more than $1m.… Read more…

By Gordon McCullyA man responsible for an attack which left the victim with a brain injury has been sent to prison for four years and eight months.Ian Mellor, 28, of Cowling Brow, Chorley, admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent on 18-year-old Damien Withers.Preston Crown Court heard that he had no recollection of the attack and woke up in hospital where he spent ten days.Two others, Luke Walker, 18, of Epping Place, who is Mellor's half brother, and Michael Edwards, 19, of Bolton Road, both in Chorley, admitted assaulting a 16-year-old who was with Mr Withers at the time.They were given 40 week sentences, suspended for two years, and ordered to do 80 hours community work.The victims had been watching TV and listening to music at Mr Withers' home in Temperance Street, Chorley, on January 13.The court heard that it followed a previous incident when the 16-year-old allegedly made threats in the street and was charged with affray and possession of a weapon.The three defenda

Another "businessman" pervert found molesting children. Once again, I'm shocked. According to "Vanity Fair" which hit the newsstands October 3rd, "boyband" guru, Louis Perlman (who created boyband groups like *NSYNC, Take 5, LFP, O Town, and the Back Street Boys) was doing a little more than just promoting those boy bands. Okay he's a pervert that's pretty much a given. Parents, guess what? Some clown wants to take your under-aged kid under his wing and "mentor" him or her, he's probably a pervert. Parents. So eager to get the big 'ole mighty dollar out of little junior, pimp their kids to any sexual predator out there just so they can buy a big-screened TV. Hell, I don't know why perverts slink around elementary schools risking arrest when all they have to do is make some gullible, greedy parents salivate by waving around a dollar bill with one hand while their other hand is up some kid's skirt or down some boy's pants. Why risk arrest when some stoopid-assed parent will just