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Ex-jailer sentenced for sex with inmate
SPRINGFIELD, Ga. AP - A 29-year-old former Effingham County jailer has been fined and given a suspended jail sentence for having sex with an inmate.Effingham County Superior Court Judge John R. Turner sentenced Jessica Edenfield on Thursday to a $1,500 fine, a suspended jail sentence of at least 360 days, 10 years probation and 120 hours of community service.Possible reduced sentences in wake of court probe
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) ? Some adults convicted of crimes could see their sentences reduced if they had juvenile convictions under a corrupt judge.Bank of New York Mellon 4th quarter profit surges
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. said its fourth-quarter profit surged as asset and wealth management revenue offset lower interest income.Trial set for 2 men charged in Ga. militia plot
Two men accused in a Georgia militia plot prosecutors say targeted government officials and U.S. cities are set to appear in federal court in February.Twice-deported immigrant sentenced to life
ATLANTA AP - An illegal immigrant who was twice deported to Mexico for drug felonies has been sentenced to life in prison for taking part in a cocaine trafficking ring.Federal prosecutors in Atlanta said Monday that 31-year-old Olivar Martinez-Blanco of Lawrenceville was convicted in September of acting as a lookout for a 35-pound cocaine shipment.View more book results for the query "The Associated Press"
Federal judge says sex offender can keep porn under sentence
PITTSBURGH AP - A Georgia man who traveled to western Pennsylvania to have sex with a 15-year-old girl can own pornography once he is released from prison.A federal judge in Pittsburgh has resentenced 52-year-old Derrick Kenrick, formerly of Rome, Georgia, to 46 months in prison plus a lifetime of probation.U.S. District Judge Arthur Schwab originally banned Kenrick from owning pornography when he was sentenced in November 2005.Judge Scolds 2 Lawyers For Contacts With Jurors
A federal judge says defense lawyers working for imprisoned former kosher slaughterhouse manager Sholom Rubashkin violated a court rule by contacting jurors who convicted him of bank fraud in 2009.Ex-loan officer sentenced in mortgage fraud
GAINESVILLE, Ga. AP - A former mortgage loan officer has been sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison for taking part in a fraud scheme.U.S. District Judge William C. O'Kelley of Gainesville also ordered 29-year-old Andrew John Smith of Cleveland, Ga., Thursday to pay an undecided restitution. Smith pleaded guilty Jan.Lawyer gets 2 years in Philly corruption case
A lawyer who was convicted of fraud and conspiracy in a plot to corrupt a Philadelphia city councilman's chief of staff has been sentenced to two years in prison.Judge orders new trial in Ohio bathtub drowning
LEBANON, Ohio (AP) ? A southwest Ohio judge has ordered a new trial for a man found guilty of drowning his wife in a bathtub.