Menino ex-aide gets probation, not prison, in drug case
Menino ex-aide gets probation, not prison, in drug case
The tense hand-wringing in federal court yesterday gave way to triumphant pats of joy when a former aide to Mayor Thomas M. Menino was sentenced to probation instead of prison for selling OxyContin and cocaine.
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Crocodile Tears in Court? Lindsay Lohan gets 90 days in jail
American actress Lindsay Lohan is facing three months behind bars after she violated her 3-year-long probation on a drink driving charge. In 2007 the actress pleaded guilty to misdemeanour drug charges and three driving charges and spent 84 minutes in prison before her release. A judge in California said Lohan… Continue reading
Hatfield woman gets probation for assault
Hatfield woman gets probation for assault
NORRISTOWN — A Hatfield woman who tussled with police as they tried to arrest her for allegedly biting and punching her onetime boyfriend during a domestic disturbance will be under court supervision for about four years.
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Man gets decades in prison after couple pleads guilty to drug charges
Man gets decades in prison after couple pleads guilty to drug charges
A Bogalusa man and his wife pled guilty to drug charges in 22nd Judicial District Court last week, and the husband came away with a 30-year prison sentence, according to District Attorney Walter Reed.
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Passenger in cop-dragging case gets 2nd chance
Passenger in cop-dragging case gets 2nd chance
Jessica Wilson, whose husband was fatally shot while dragging a police officer alongside his car, has made an effort to get off drugs and turn her life around, the judge agreed.
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