Ex-Border Patrol Agent Who Fatally Shot Wife’s Lover Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison
A former Border Patrol agent who fatally shot his wife’s lover was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
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German Sniper Sentenced to 20 Years for Plot to Kill DEA Agent, Informant
A German sniper who plotted to assassinate a federal DEA agent was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday.
President Obama Calls for Reformed Drug Sentences That Overwhelmingly Face Young Black Men
President Obama on Thursday delivered a clear message Wednesday when he commuted the federal prison sentences of 46 nonviolent drug offenders: The time has come to overhaul a criminal justice system that locks away too many nonviolent offenders.
Former CIA Director Petraeus Faces Sentencing for Leaking Classified Information
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Former CIA Director David Petraeus faces sentencing Thursday for allegedly leaking classified information to a mistress who was writing his biography, Reuters reports. The retired U.S. Army General has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of unauthorized removal and retention of classified material. But Petraeus won’t be sent to prison because…
AG Holder Says Drug Cases Down Because Less Focus on Smaller Offenders
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Federal prosecutors handled fewer drug prosecutions last year because of a new approach to handling smaller non-violent offenders, the Los Angeles Times reports. Attorney General Eric Holder said at a National Press Club address that prosecutions for drug cases fell 6% last year. Holder said the feds are placing more focus…
Sentence for Ex-FBI Agent Who Killed His Son’s Girlfriend Will Stand, Judges Rule
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Former FBI Agent Edward Preciado-Nuno will still service an 8-to-20-year sentence for killing his son’s girlfriend in Las Vegas in 2008. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that the Nevada Supreme Court rejected his challenge, which argued that a juror wasn’t impartial. The court disagreed, saying the juror had “demonstrated the ability to…
Relatives of ‘Whitey’ Bulger Victims Spoke Out Before He Is Sentencing Today
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The relatives of James “Whitey” Bulger’s victims spoke out Wednesday during a pre-sentencing hearing for the notorious mobster, the Boston Globe reports. But no matter what the relatives said, Bulger stood impassively with his back to them. “You won’t even turn around and look at us?” said Patrick Callahan, shaking his head…
Boston Mobster ‘Whitey’ Bulger Faces Victims’ Families, Life in Prison Today
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com James “Whitey” Bulger, who once ruled violently over Boston’s criminal world, is expected to get a sentence of life in prison today and hear from victims of his crimes. It’s unclear whether the 84-year-old man will speak during the trial. But those who will speak are wives and children of some of…