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Webster was given a two-year sentence, where he'll serve half in prison and a year on licence.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
A federal prisoner serving a 20-year sentence for a Mafia-linked racketeering conviction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Mladic died last week after suffering several strokes while serving a life sentence in The Hague for war crimes committed during the 1990s war in Bosnia.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
“Regardless of how long it takes for Mr. Fritsch to serve his sentence, the FBI will unrelentingly seek his whereabouts.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
I’m trying to be helpful, but every sentence causes my aunt more stress.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Speaking in the news conference, sentences ran out of steam, his voice was on the point of breaking at times.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Quirky sentences, spelling errors and grammar mistakes used to be clues of overseas scams — but AI now makes the pitches sound conversational, Lee said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026
Such women often receive supervision orders, hospital orders or community sentences rather than prison time; more significantly, they also receive treatment.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
According to the Ministry of Justice, 2,271 people were serving IPP sentences in June.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Then Katie emailed me an update of her project outline, with the topic sentences from every paragraph.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
Mladić was arrested in 2011, 16 years after he was first indicted, and sentenced to life in prison in 2021 after a nine-year trial.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Allchorne, 62 when he was sentenced, lived at the house with his brothers.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The Ramona resident was sentenced to 36 years to life on Wednesday in San Diego County Superior Court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Yet her insanity defense failed and she was sentenced to three consecutive terms of life without parole.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
October 15: Four women were arrested; two received suspended sentences, and two repeat offenders were sentenced to six months in the workhouse.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
During the sentencing hearing, the court heard Williams did not know if she would be able to return to work.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The filing asks instead for a sentencing trial to be scheduled for November.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
She was rumored to have shown up at court for the sentencing of the first woman convicted of manslaughter for having an illegal abortion.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
Clark County Judge Carli Kierny said he could appeal the verdict after his sentencing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The rapid conviction, sentencing, and execution of the Lincoln assassination conspirators concluded the trial that had lasted through May and June.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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