OAKLAND — A Concord man has been sentenced to 11 months in federal prison after directing voicemail threats to Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, authorities said Thursday. Senior U.S. District Judge William Alsup gave the sentence to 44-year-old David Carrier. In a statement, U.S. Attorney Ismail Ramsey of the Northern … Read more
ISLAMABAD: A local court in northwestern Pakistan has sentenced two female seminary students to death and another to life imprisonment for killing their teacher on blasphemy charges in March 2022, said police and lawyers involved in the case.The three women — Razia Hanfi, Ayesha Naumani, and Umra Aman — from Jamia Islamia Falahul Binaat seminary … Read more
NEW DELHI: Russian opposition leader and President Putin’s critic, Alexei Navalny died at the Arctic prison colony on Friday where he was serving a 19-year-term.In a statement, the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District said that Navalny “felt unwell” after a walk on Friday, and “almost immediately lost consciousness”.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said … Read more
VARANASI: A Jaunpur court is likely to pronounce the quantum of punishment on Wednesday for two Bangladeshi operatives of Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (HuJI) who have been convicted for the bomb blast in Shramjeevi Express in December 2005.The court had convicted Hilal alias Hilaluddin and Nafikul Biswas on December 22 for their involvement in the blast in … Read more
SAN JOSE — The owner of a San Jose-based hotel property management company will serve six months in jail for embezzling tens of thousands of dollars in client funds, prosecutors said. Henry Flynn, 57, the owner and CEO of Kubo, pleaded guilty to grand theft in November 2022. Kubo provided management services to hotels throughout … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO – The president and former corporate counsel of a San Mateo County rock-crushing business were sentenced to prison Tuesday for conspiring to conceal more than $18 million in taxable income from the IRS, federal authorities said. Joseph Nubla, 45, of Danville, and Henry Ku, 56, of Pleasanton, received terms of 36 months and … Read more
SAN CARLOS — A 61-year-old Oklahoma woman was sentenced Thursday to 18 years to life in prison for fatally shooting a San Carlos store owner during a robbery more than 30 years ago, prosecutors said. Rayna Ramos, also known as Rayna Hoffman, pleaded no contest on Sept. 27 to one count of second-degree murder and … Read more
DUBLIN – A former correctional officer was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison for sexually abusing inmates and making false statements while he was employed at the federal women’s prison in Dublin, the U.S. Department of Justice said. Andrew Jones, 36, of Clovis, pleaded guilty on Aug. 17 to six counts of sexual abuse … Read more
OAKLAND – A 28-year-old San Jose man was sentenced Tuesday to more than six years in federal prison for selling fentanyl-laced pills to an Ohio resident who took one after being told it did not contain the deadly drug and died, according to prosecutors. In addition to an 80-month prison term, Ian Edward Parrish was … Read more
SAN JOSE – A former San Jose State University athletic trainer was sentenced Tuesday to two years in federal prison for sexually abusing female athletes under the guise of providing medical treatment, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. In addition to the prison term, 56-year-old Scott Shaw, was ordered to serve one year of … Read more