FILE – Robert Courtney, a wealthy pharmacist who is accused of diluting chemotherapy drugs, is seen in this image from television released on Aug. 15, 2001, in Kansas City, Mo. The former Kansas City-area pharmacist who has been incarcerated for more than two decades in a profit-boosting scheme to dilute tens of thousands of prescriptions […]
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Kentucky man imprisoned for 2010 killing of wife released after more than a decade
A man who was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the slaying of his wife in June 2010 is now free, and was released from the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex Monday. Donald Southworth, 61, was released Monday morning, according to Joshua Powell, capital trial investigator with the Department of Public Advocacy. He was sentenced […]
Navalny’s team confirms death of imprisoned Kremlin opponent
The spokeswoman of imprisoned Russian dissident Alexei Navalny confirmed his death on Saturday, one day after Russian state media reported the 47-year-old has died. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh cited Navalny’s mother, who travelled to the prison camp in northern Russia and received the news of her son’s death there. […]
Florida man wrongly imprisoned for 37 years to receive $14M settlement
The City of Tampa has approved a multimillion-dollar settlement with a man who was wrongfully convicted of murder. Robert DuBoise will receive $14 million. He spent 37 years in prison for the murder of a woman he did not commit. Watch: Florida police use DNA to identify woman found dead in trunk over 53 years […]
Imprisoned former Pakistani premier Imran Khan appeals convictions and sentences in 3 legal cases
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The legal team of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday appealed his convictions and sentences in three controversial legal cases, a defense lawyer said. Khan was sentenced to a total of 31 years in prison on charges of corruption, revealing official secrets and violation of marriage law. The appeals […]
Russia’s prison service says that imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died
Alexei Navalny, the fiercest foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests, died in prison Friday, Russia’s prison agency said. He was 47. The Federal Penitentiary Service said in a statement that Navalny felt unwell after a walk on Friday and lost consciousness. An ambulance arrived to […]
A Florida man was imprisoned 37 years for a murder he didn’t commit. He’s now expected to get $14M
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Robert DuBoise spent 37 years in a Florida prison for a 1983 rape and murder he did not commit. Now, he’s set to receive $14 million from the city of Tampa as compensation for all those lost years. DuBoise, who was 18 when the crime occurred, was initially sentenced to death […]
Minnesota man wrongfully imprisoned in wife’s death sues former Ramsey County medical examiner
A Minnesota man who spent nearly 25 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife is now suing the former Ramsey County medical examiner and others, alleging they “fabricated a crime that never occurred.” Thomas Rhodes, 64, filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Minnesota on Friday, a year to the […]
Wrongfully convicted Jacksonville man imprisoned for 42 years dies at 80
Clifford Williams Jr. and his nephew Hubert Myers were wrongfully convicted in the 1976 murder of Jeanette Williams and the attempted murder of Nina Marshall. >> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE
Iran sentences imprisoned Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to an additional prison term
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A court in Iran has slapped imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi with an additional sentence of 15 months for allegedly spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic, her family said Monday. According to a post on Instagram by Mohammadi ‘s family, the new sentence was handed down on […]
President Biden meets with sister of Paul Whelan, ex-Marine wrongfully imprisoned in Russia
President Joe Biden and his national security adviser met Wednesday with the sister of Paul Whelan, a businessman and former Marine who the U.S. government says has been wrongfully held in a Russian prison, the White House said. Whelan was arrested in Russia in December 2018 and was later convicted of espionage, allegations he and […]
Spaniard imprisoned in Iran after visiting grave of Mahsa Amini arrives home after release
MADRID (AP) — A Spaniard who spent 15 months in an Iranian prison after visiting the tomb of Mahsa Amini returned home to Madrid on Tuesday after being released. “I can’t believe it. This has been very hard, but I am here. We have no idea how fortunate we are to have been born in […]