The writer wrote a book about rape: 40 years later, it turned out that an innocent had served time for a crime

American writer Alice Siebold has apologized for being involved in the illegal conviction of a man who was found not guilty of her 1981 rape last week. Writes about this BBC. In her first book, Lucky, Seabord described how her ...

Jail for miscarriage: Oklahoma woman jailed for losing her baby

In Oklahoma, 21-year-old local resident Brittney Pulo was sentenced to four years in prison for the manslaughter of her unborn child - she suffered a miscarriage. The BBC writes about this. Brittney was about four months pregnant when she lost her baby in January 2020.…

Thought the cops would save: father got 28 years in prison for leaving his daughter in a burning car

A South Carolina man who left his 19-month-old daughter to die in a burning car during a police chase was sentenced to 28 years in prison for his gruesome crime. Writes about this New York Post. Imhotep Norman, 28, from Spartanburg, South Carolina ...

Serving sentence in two countries: how the life of the leader of the largest 'Russian' gang in America developed

The leader of the largest “Russian” gang in America has moved to an Israeli prison, reports the BBC. The former leader of the largest “Russian” gang, which the American police and FBI managed to defeat this century, 54-year-old Gidon Abramov, was sent to serve out his sentence from the American prison last week. ...

Pennsylvania resident faces 7 years in prison over 43 cents debt

A man who mistakenly underpaid 43 cents for a bottle of soft drink at a gas station was arrested. He is now being held on bail of $ 50 and faces up to seven years in prison. The Independent reported on this in more detail. According to court records, Joseph Sobolevsky was ...

The Russian sat in Guantanamo and the UAE: why he does not want to return to his homeland

Russian Ravil Mingazov spent 15 years in Guantanamo Bay prison and another four years in the UAE. And although they planned to return him to his homeland several times, he very much asked not to do this. Now his return to Russia seems inevitable. Told more...

Bribery and visa fraud: in the United States, a Russian was sentenced to 5 years in prison

Former deputy director of Voentorg Leonid Teif was sentenced to five years in prison and three years of public supervision. He was arrested on December 5, 2018 in North Carolina. The BBC reported in more detail. The accused will be credited with the time he spent in the pre-trial detention center, besides ...

A very clever scheme: how a Ukrainian stole millions from Microsoft, but they did not notice there for a whole year

Ukrainian Vladimir Kvashuk stole Xbox gift cards, sold them several times cheaper and took money for himself. How he did it, said MC.today. Kvashuk worked for Microsoft and stole gift card codes. He managed to steal millions, which he ...

20 years in prison for an airplane brawl: a man from California will pay dearly for a stupid trick

A 33-year-old man who jumped from a taxiing plane at Los Angeles International Airport, California, was charged with a federal crime. Now he faces 20 years in prison. Writes about this Pix11. Luis Antonio Victoria Dominguez from La Paz, Mexico also told the FBI that prior to the incident, he ...

The Ukrainian was given 7 years in prison in the USA: he turned a scam worth $ 1 billion

A Ukrainian citizen was sentenced to seven years in prison for participating in the criminal activities of the FIN7 hacker group. The court also ordered the defendant to pay compensation in the amount of $ 2,5 million, the US Department of Justice said in a statement. Andrey Kolpakov, 33, used several ...

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