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Sam Bankman-Fried's ex-lover begs to stay out of jail for FTX fraud

Ellison pleaded guilty to fraud and conspiracy charges in December 2022, just over a month after FTX's dramatic collapse.

Protege who beheaded NYC tech CEO boss after stealing $400K to impress lover tells judge he deserves life sentence

A convicted killer who chopped his tech boss's head off after embezzling more than $400,000 from him four years ago was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison on...

NYC schools big who took bribes while pushing tainted chicken to kids gets off easy in fowl move

Eric Goldstein -- who took kickbacks from a company that provided kids with oozing chicken laden with metal and plastic -- cried and said his family members "have suffered tremendously...

American Airlines ex-mechanic gets 9 years prison for smuggling cocaine hidden under cockpit of JFK-bound flight

A former American Airlines aircraft mechanic was sentenced on Friday to nine years in prison after being convicted of trying to smuggle cocaine hidden beneath the cockpit of a flight to...

Victim of stroller-pushing madman reacts to sentencing over random NYC attacks: 'Where he belongs'

"He is where he belongs. All the assaults were with that poor toddler in the stroller," the 69-year-old victim told The Post.

Migrant who kicked cop in wild Times Square brawl smirks during sentencing — and union argues it's 'not enough'

Darwin Andres Gomez-Izquiel, 19, was mum when given the chance to speak at his sentencing after he pleaded guilty to second-degree assault last month to the wild caught-on-camera Jan. 27...

Dad who starved son to death sentenced in 'horror movie' case that judge calls worst she's ever seen

One of the boy's arms was broken, and he weighed just 54 pounds when he died — which the local medical examiner said could have happened a month before he...

Fury at DA after illegal migrant truck driver who killed Colo. man faces just 1 year in prison

Ignacio Cruz-Mendoza, a Mexican national, has been kicked out of the US or left voluntarily 16 times since 2002.

NY man barred from owning pets for life after beating beloved chihuahua named Pup-Pup to death

Peter Minichello, 22, confessed to the brutal 2022 beating of his aunt's beloved pet.

Cornell student lands jail for antisemitic death threats that 'horrified the nation'

Patrick Dai, 22, was handed down the judgement after he copped a plea in April while maintaining he threatened to kill Jews on campus in a misguided bid to highlight...

Scott Peterson pins hope for appeal on duct tape DNA testing in pregnant wife's murder, expert says

Convicted California killer Scott Peterson hopes tape found on Laci Peterson's body could get him new trial

Dad of beloved NYC creative producer killed by homeless sicko in her apartment breaks down during sentencing

The distraught father of slain Chinatown creative producer Christina Yuna Lee broke down in court Tuesday -- asking God "why" his beloved daughter was so brutally butchered and vowing he...

NYC couple sentenced to parenting class after girl killed by unlicensed son's crash at 101 mph

A pair of Queens parents were ordered to undergo a 26-week parenting class for letting their unlicensed teen son get behind the wheel of their BMW before a crash that...

Ex-eBay worker who sent bloody pig mask to couple gets slap on wrist in cyberstalking plot

Brian Gilbert is one of seven now-former eBay employees and contractors on the company’s security team who were charged and ultimately convicted for their roles in the cyberstalking campaign.

NYC dad who smuggled cocaine in stuffed Santa Claus dolls gets early Christmas gift with plea deal

He'll be off the naughty list fast. A Queens dad who smuggled nearly $90,000 worth of cocaine through stuffed Santa Claus dolls at JFK Airport got an early Christmas present...

Donald Trump’s ‘hush-money’ sentencing delayed as judge weighs impact of SCOTUS immunity ruling

Donald Trump’s sentencing in his Manhattan hush money trial was postponed after prosecutors agreed Tuesday that the historic event should be delayed.

NYC 'Real Ryte' gang members sentenced after 'video game' like street war with rival 'Breadgang' crew

Semaj “Bam Bam” Smith, 30, was slapped with an 11-year sentence in a Brooklyn US District Court on Monday after pleading guilty to charges of racketeering conspiracy and brandishing a...

Julie Chrisley must be resentenced in bank fraud, tax evasion case, appeals judges rule

Julie Chrisley was sentenced to seven years in federal prison, and Todd Chrisley got 12 years behind bars.

Married US soldier 'lured' to Russia learns his fate after he stole, threatened to kill girlfriend he met in S. Korea

The 34-year-old learned his fate while he stood inside a glass cage.

Creepy dad admits he drugged 12-year-old girls’ smoothies at sleepover — and gives bizarre excuse why

Michael Meyden was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to putting drugs in fruit smoothies he then served the young girls who were staying at his home last August.