Trump pardons Navy veteran convicted in Capitol riot
President Donald Trump has pardoned a Virginia man whose sentence already was commuted for his convictions stemming from the ...
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Texas lawmakers are pushing harsher criminal penalties while prison and jail populations soar
Texas’ prison population is projected to increase by about 10% over the next five years, according to the Legislative Budget Board, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice continues to ...
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Dallas-area pharmacist sentenced to prison in $145 million health care fraud
Federal prosecutors say a North Texas pharmacist and partners paid doctors millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks to prescribe expensive and unnecessary compounded creams for pain and scars ...
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TDCJ says water, pressure issues fixed at East Texas prison unit
TENNESSEE COLONY, Texas — The Texas Department of Criminal ... spokesperson Hannah Haney confirmed the previous day that the prison, located in Anderson County, has been working to repair ...
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Texas man sentenced to prison for attempting to engage in 'sexual acts' with child in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A Texas man was sentenced to prison after he admitted he attempted to engage in sexual acts with a child while on a business trip in Utah. On Sept. 28, 2023, Joshua ...
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If passed, Texas bill could charge transgender people with 'gender identity fraud'
A bill proposed in the Texas legislature could charge transgender Texans with a state felony if they commit what proponents call “gender identity fraud.” Republican state Rep. Tom Oliverson ...
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North Texas pharmacist sentenced to over 17 years in prison, ordered forfeit $405M for defrauding Labor department, feds say
PLANO, Texas — A 62-year-old North Texas pharmacist was sentenced to over 17 years in prison and ordered to pay over $115 million in restitution for his role in a $145 million scheme to defraud ...
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‘Surge’ of violence prompts crackdown in California prison system, officials say
Faced with seven homicides in the first nine weeks of the year, California prison authorities announced they have restricted inmate movement and revoked privileges such as visits and phone calls ...
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Texas Bill Could Charge Transgender People With 'Fraud,' Leading to Possible Prison Time
A Texas lawmaker filed a bill that would amend ... Those found guilty could face up to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine if the legislative proposal were to become law. LGBTQ community ...
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North Texas tax preparer sentenced to prison, ordered to repay millions
He was sentenced to nearly five years in prison and ordered to pay more than $10 million in restitution. MANSFIELD, Texas - A former tax preparer from Mansfield is headed to federal prison and ...
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Inmate accused of killing 4 in attempted North Carolina prison break on trial
PASQUOTANK, N.C. (WAVY) — A third inmate is on trial in connection to a deadly attempted prison break at Pasquotank Correctional Institution in 2017. Jonathan Monk is accused of helping start a ...