Read more sentencing stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5018/sentencing.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:48:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72719/lifer-seeks-better-life-on-death-row.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLiving on death row looks like a better deal than dying as a lifer, convicted killer Billy Joe Johnson told a California jury yesterday. "You get out of your confined cell a little more," said Johnson, whose trial has moved to the penalty phase after he was found guilty of...http://www.newser.com/story/72719/lifer-seeks-better-life-on-death-row.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 3:48:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69362/uk-gives-liquid-bomb-plotters-life-in-prison.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe three men convicted of plotting to smuggle liquid bombs onto trans-Atlantic flights all received life sentences in British court today, with minimum terms ranging between 32 and 40 years, the BBC reports. The judge said the attack aspired to “stand alongside” the 9/11 attacks, calling it “the most grave...http://www.newser.com/story/69362/uk-gives-liquid-bomb-plotters-life-in-prison.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 14 Sep 2009 9:34:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68269/designer-sentenced-to-59-years-for-sex-crimes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA fashion designer has been sentenced to 59 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting aspiring models he lured to Los Angeles, AP reports. Anand Jon Alexander, 35, was convicted of 14 crimes, including forcible rape. His victims ranged in age from 14 to 21. Alexander, who has been...http://www.newser.com/story/68269/designer-sentenced-to-59-years-for-sex-crimes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Sep 2009 1:46:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67769/chris-brown-sentenced-to-5-years-probation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA judge today sentenced Chris Brown to five years' probation and six months' community labor for the beating of Rihanna, then ordered the R&B singer to stay away from his former girlfriend for the next five years. The judge told Brown he could be sent to state prison if he...http://www.newser.com/story/67769/chris-brown-sentenced-to-5-years-probation.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 25 Aug 2009 17:56:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64318/400m-ponzi-lawyer-gets-20-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA high-flying New York lawyer who orchestrated a Ponzi scheme to fund his lavish lifestyle has been sentenced to 20 years in jail, the New York Times reports. Marc Dreier pleaded guilty to charges including conspiracy and securities fraud relating to the scam, which bilked hedge funds and other investors...http://www.newser.com/story/64318/400m-ponzi-lawyer-gets-20-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Jul 2009 1:42:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63109/madoff-gets-the-max-150-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA federal judge threw the book at Bernie Madoff today, sentencing him to 150 years in prison, the maximum allowed by law in the $65 billion scam. He called Madoff’s crimes “staggering,” and chided him for not doing all he could to help investigators. He added that not one person...http://www.newser.com/story/63109/madoff-gets-the-max-150-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Jun 2009 9:52:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63084/wheres-the-money-bernie.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagInvestigators have only recovered $1.2 billion of the $13.2 billion bilked from investors by Bernard Madoff since 1995, reports the Wall Street Journal . Eligible victims may be compensated up to $500,000 by the Securities Investor Protection Corp., but the rest will have to come from whatever investigators...http://www.newser.com/story/63084/wheres-the-money-bernie.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Jun 2009 4:21:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59780/ex-gi-spared-death-penalty-for-iraq-murders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA former US soldier convicted of raping a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and killing her and her family has been spared the death penalty after a civilian jury failed to come to an agreement on his punishment, reports USA Today . Steven Green, 24, will be formally sentenced to life in prison...http://www.newser.com/story/59780/ex-gi-spared-death-penalty-for-iraq-murders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 May 2009 1:47:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59396/judge-delays-sentencing-in-myspace-suicide-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA federal judge in Los Angeles has delayed the sentencing of a Missouri woman for her role in the MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor who ended up committing suicide. US District Judge George Wu today rescheduled Lori Drew's sentencing for July 2. The judge says he wants to...http://www.newser.com/story/59396/judge-delays-sentencing-in-myspace-suicide-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 18 May 2009 18:44:00 CDT