A long-running federal drug trafficking and racketeering prosecution that eventually involved 55 defendants and a total of 32 criminal counts was whittled down Wednesday as five of the defendants were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 90 months in federal prison to 17 years, making a total of 39 defendants sentenced so far.
A long-running federal drug trafficking and racketeering prosecution that eventually involved 55 defendants and a total of 32 criminal counts was whittled down Wednesday as five of the defendants were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 90 months in federal prison to 17 years, making a total of 39 defendants sentenced so far.
A Pope County woman was sentenced to 16½ years in federal prison Wednesday for her role in a drug and racketeering conspiracy and the kidnapping, beating and maiming of two people believed to have provided information to law enforcement regarding a shooting involving a co-defendant.
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - A Massachusetts appeals court upheld an award of $174,000 in damages to a prison guard who claimed he was entitled to “violence pay” after he injured his shoulder attempting to carry a metal footlocker to the scene of a hostage incident.