Tag: Sentencing

GOP senators warn judge against sentencing Trump to prison

Senate Republicans are warning New York Judge Juan Merchan not to sentence former President Trump to prison or house arrest or take any other action that could disrupt the likely GOP nominee’s ability to campaign ahead of the November election. It could take months for Trump to appeal his conviction on 34 felony counts related […]

How Trump’s deny-everything strategy could hurt him at sentencing

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has had plenty to say since his hush money trial conviction last week. He’s claimed the case was rigged, incorrectly linked President Joe Biden to the state prosecution, called the star witness against him a “sleazebag” and said the judge was a “devil” and “highly conflicted.” What he hasn’t done […]

Sentencing approaches for man convicted of 2022 Albuquerque murder

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A man convicted of murdering his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend in 2022 is expected to find out just how long he’ll remain behind bars. Derrik Bonner aided his girlfriend, Maria Costa, and one other person in planning and carrying out the murder of David Salazar at his Albuquerque apartment nearly two years ago. New […]

As Trump awaits sentencing in his hush money trial, more cases loom

Donald Trump is awaiting sentencing on 34 felony counts in New York on July 11, but he has other potentially more perilous legal problems ahead, including up to three other criminal trials where he faces more serious charges. In addition to the New York trial, Trump also faces criminal charges in Georgia, Florida and Washington, […]

Sentencing for McAlester couple scheduled

May 23—A McAlester couple found guilty of abusing and neglecting a 10-year-old girl for more than a year are scheduled to be sentenced. Ashley Schardein, 28, and her husband, Billy Menees, 31, were each found guilty by a federal jury in February 2023 on counts of child abuse in Indian country and child neglect in […]

‘Bling Bishop’ Lamor Whitehead jailed ahead of June sentencing for fraud

Convicted scam artist Lamor Whitehead, known as the “Bling Bishop” for his flamboyant lifestyle, was sent to federal jail Monday ahead of his sentencing next month, according to new court filings. Manhattan Federal Judge Lorna Schofield revoked Whitehead’s bail and remanded him into the custody of the United States Marshal. Whitehead, a self-proclaimed mentee of […]