sentenced

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Appeared in the May 27, 2026, print edition as 'Insurance Executive Sentenced To 12 Years'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Sentenced to 30 years for military rebellion, he was expelled from the Civil Guard and stripped of his rank.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Sentenced to a life term, Johnson was sent to Pelican Bay, the maximum-security prison in Northern California where all of the state’s alleged prison gang leaders were then being held.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025

Sentenced to life in prison nearly three decades ago, Erik and Lyle Menendez could have a shot at freedom as Los Angeles prosecutors comb through new evidence.

From Salon • Oct. 5, 2024

Sentenced to death! that was what it felt like more or less.

From Sir Tom by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)