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Nicholas Daniloff's Exclusive Story; Thirteen Days in a KGB Prison
Nation & World
- May 16, 2008
This story originally appeared in the October 13, 1986, issue of U.S.News & World Report.
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Former Financial Adviser Gets 87 Months
By Luke Mullins -
The Collar
- May 13, 2008
Man solicited investments from seniors and used proceeds for cars, gambling, and nightclubs.
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A White-Collar Sentence of 330 Years
By Luke Mullins -
The Collar
- May 7, 2008
Fraudster gets an apparently unprecedented term.
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The Death Penalty May Resume on Tuesday
Nation & World
- May 5, 2008
William Earl Lynd, 53, is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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The Biggest Threat to American Freedom
By Emma Schwartz -
Nation & World
- May 5, 2008
A new reports says it's racial disparities, not counterterrorism.
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Foreign-Exchange 'Guru' Gets Nine-Year Term
By Luke Mullins -
The Collar
- May 2, 2008
He is called the mastermind of a Ponzi scheme that bilked investors out of $11 million.
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Movie Stars Can't Save Wesley Snipes From Prison
By Luke Mullins -
The Collar
- April 25, 2008
Denzel Washington, Woody Harrelson, and two TV judges wrote letters in support.
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Former Newark Mayor Is Convicted
By Luke Mullins -
The Collar
- April 17, 2008
Sharpe James is found guilty in a fraudulent property scheme.
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What's Different About Israel's Tough Sentence?
By Luke Mullins -
The Collar
- April 16, 2008
Unlike other high-profile corporate convicts, the hedge fund cofounder pleaded guilty.
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20-Year Sentence for Hedge Fund Cofounder
By Luke Mullins -
The Collar
- April 15, 2008
Samuel Israel of the Bayou Group is ordered to turn over $300 million.
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Longer Sentences for White-Collar Offenders
By Luke Mullins -
The Collar
- April 10, 2008
Study says corporate criminals get more time in a post-Sarbanes-Oxley world.
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Ex-NYMEX Board Member Gets Five Months
By Luke Mullins -
The Collar
- April 9, 2008
Former director pleads guilty to fraud and tampering with evidence.
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Big Sentence for Medicare Fraudster
By Luke Mullins -
The Collar
- April 3, 2008
The perpetrator of the program's largest individual fraud ever gets 10 years.
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Ex-U.N. Official Gets 8 years in the Cooler
By Luke Mullins -
The Collar
- April 3, 2008
A former procurement officer is convicted of fraud.
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How Easy Is Prison for White-Collar Cons?
By Luke Mullins -
The Collar
- April 3, 2008
Being in the same neighborhood with violent criminals isn't attractive.
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The Impact of Releasing Crack Offenders
By Emma Schwartz -
Nation & World
- February 29, 2008
Q&A: Federal Judge Reggie Walton explains his harsh criticism of sentencing disparities.
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Mukasey Pushes Back on Early Release for Crack Convicts
News Desk
- February 6, 2008
The Justice Department is stepping up pressure on Congress to severely limit the number of inmates who are expected to enjoy early release from prison because of a retroactive change in the crack cocaine sentencing guidelines.
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Releasing Crack Convicts Early
By Emma Schwartz -
Nation & World
- January 25, 2008
The first batch of convicted crack cocaine dealers will be getting out this year.
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Court Allows Discretion for Cocaine Sentences
News Desk
- December 10, 2007
A Supreme Court ruling today gives federal judges more discretion to depart from federal guidelines that punish crack cocaine defendants far more severely than those convicted of selling the drug's powder form.
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Judges Seek Relief for Crack Convicts
News Desk
- November 13, 2007
Judges and defense attorneys are pushing the federal sentencing commission to retroactively apply newly reduced sentences for crack.
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