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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.

Jeffrey Epstein cellmate, an ex-NY cop, gets 4 life sentences in quadruple murder: 'Monster'

Nicholas Tartaglione, an ex-New York cop who was once Jeffrey Epstein’s cellmate, will spend the rest of his life behind bars in the slayings of four men.

LA socialite breaks down after getting 15 years to life for killing 2 boys with her car — told judge she's suffered enough

Rebecca Grossman made a desperate plea to Superior Court Judge Joseph Brandolino to go easy on her as prosecutors demanded she receive 34 years to life in state prison.

LA socialite blamed deadly hit-and-run on her harsh childhood, reached out to NASA in bizarre letters to young victim's parents

Grossman had been racing her ex-MLB lover Scott Erickson, who was in another car, after a boozed-up lunch moments before the crash.

Trump's conviction won't necessarily keep him from voting — but here's what could

Trump, the presumptive Republican 2024 presidential nominee, was found guilty on 34 criminal counts on Thursday.

Donald Trump could be sentenced to one to three years in prison for felony charges

In a press conference Friday, The former president condemned the ruling and attacked Merchan as a "devil" and "tyrant" and "crooked" during a 33-minute peroration at Trump Tower in Midtown...

Donald Trump faces possible community service sentence – which could include trash pickup, graffiti cleanup: experts

Donald Trump could end up picking up trash from the street or other menial tasks, if he’s hit with community service at his sentencing, experts explained.

'No Love City' gang leader sentenced for shooting NYC rival crew in fight over his stolen gold chain: prosecutors

Jean Fremont – a 32-year-old member of the No Love City gang who's known on the street as “Juno” and “Bigga Twirl” – will spend 35 years behind bars for...

NYC brute who gunned down teen girl for refusing his advances sentenced as victim's mom left 'broken beyond words'

An enraged Lothario convicted of gunning down a 17-year-old girl who turned down his sexual advances at a Brooklyn party was sentenced to 15 years in prison, prosecutors said.. Javone...

Radicalized teen Trevor Bickford gets 27 years in prison for NYE Times Square machete attack on NYPD cops

The wannabe jihadist who attacked three NYPD cops with a foot-long blade on New Year’s Eve was sentenced to 27 years in prison Thursday.

Ex-Binance CEO sentenced to just 4 months prison for crypto crimes

Prosecutors requested that the 47-year-old serve a three-year term.