‘Black Swan murder’ ballerina Ashley Benefield sentenced to 20 years in prison over killing of husband
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‘Black Swan murder’ ballerina Ashley Benefield sentenced to 20 years in prison over killing of husband

The former ballerina convicted of killing her well-heeled husband — in a sensational case that came to be known as the “Black Swan murder” — has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Ashley Benefield, 33, remained stony-faced as her fate was read aloud in a Florida court Monday, five…

NBA YoungBoy pleads guilty in Utah prescription drug fraud ring
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NBA YoungBoy pleads guilty in Utah prescription drug fraud ring

Rapper NBA YoungBoy (seen here in May) pleaded guilty Monday to his role in a prescription drug fraud ring. AP LOGAN, Utah (AP) — A Louisiana-based rap artist pleaded guilty Monday to his role in a large-scale prescription drug fraud ring that operated out of his multimillion-dollar home in Utah. Rapper NBA…

Top FTX exec and Sam Bankman-Fried’s ex-lover Caroline Ellison sentenced to 2 years in prison
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Top FTX exec and Sam Bankman-Fried’s ex-lover Caroline Ellison sentenced to 2 years in prison

NEW YORK (AP) — Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried ’s fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire, was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday after she apologized repeatedly to everyone hurt by a fraud that stole billions of dollars from investors and customers of what once seemed like a…

American Airlines ex-mechanic Paul Belloisi gets 9 years prison for smuggling cocaine hidden under cockpit of JFK-bound flight
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American Airlines ex-mechanic Paul Belloisi 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 New York from Jamaica. Paul Belloisi, 56, of Smithtown, New York, was sentenced by US District Judge Dora Irizarry in…

Scott Peterson hopes further DNA testing could score him a retrial in pregnant wife’s murder
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Scott Peterson hopes further DNA testing could score him a retrial in pregnant wife’s murder

Twenty years after he was convicted for the murder of his wife and unborn child, Scott Peterson hopes that further DNA testing of evidence could win him a retrial — but a former California prosecutor with knowledge of the case said his chances are “unlikely.” In an order filed on…

‘Superfly’ actor Kaalan Walker sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for rape charges
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‘Superfly’ actor Kaalan Walker sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for rape charges

A Los Angeles-based rapper who acted in the 2018 movie “SuperFly” was sentenced Monday to 50 years to life in prison after he was convicted of sexually assaulting seven victims — including three minors. Kaalan Walker, 27, was also ordered to register as a lifetime sex offender for the series…