Jay Cohen, Pioneer of Online Sports Betting, Sentenced to Prison in U.S. Trial
Jay Cohen, founder of the World Sports Exchange, was convicted and sentenced to 21 months in prison after a lengthy legal battle over his online sports betting platform.
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Jay Cohen, founder of the World Sports Exchange, was convicted and sentenced to 21 months in prison after a lengthy legal battle over his online sports betting platform.
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politics
Samuel Tunick faces legal action after giving a code that erased his phone data during a Customs and Border Protection search, raising constitutional questions about digital privacy at the border.
Reason | Jul 29, 2026, 6:03 PM
general
Johnthony Walker, previously convicted of negligent homicide in a 2016 school bus crash that killed six children, is now jailed again on multiple new charges unrelated to the crash.
Fox News Latest | Jul 29, 2026, 3:41 PM
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Tareq Kamleh, presumed dead for years, claims in a 2025 interview that he never pledged allegiance to Islamic State and is currently held in an Iraqi prison.
ABC Australia News | Jul 29, 2026, 2:59 AM
general
Death-row inmates protest Iran's executions and solitary confinement at the U.S.-sanctioned Ghezel Hesar Prison, raising international human rights concerns.
Fox News Latest | Jul 29, 2026, 2:33 AM
world
Antonio Guterres becomes the first serving UN Secretary-General to visit Syria since 2009, touring the infamous Sednaya prison known for severe human rights abuses.
Al Jazeera | Jul 27, 2026, 1:41 AMworld
Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, leader of Cuba's San Isidro Movement, was released after five years in prison and arrived in the US under parole conditions.
BBC World | Jul 19, 2026, 8:09 AMworld
A major incident involving about seven prisoners at Western Australia’s maximum-security Casuarina Prison resulted in significant damage and an injured prison officer.
ABC Australia News | Jul 16, 2026, 11:23 AMworld
Marla Svenja Liebich, a neo-Nazi, has been extradited to Germany and placed in a men's prison, although legally registered as a woman.
Deutsche Welle | Jul 16, 2026, 9:30 AM
world
Violence erupted between rival drug gangs at Negombo Prison, resulting in at least 23 deaths and numerous injuries, marking one of the deadliest prison riots in Sri Lanka in recent years.
ABC Australia News | Jul 6, 2026, 9:03 AM
politics
President Trump met with Tina Peters, who was convicted for efforts to subvert the 2020 election, shortly after her release from prison.
The Hill | Jun 30, 2026, 10:23 PM
world
The co-founder of Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel was sentenced to life imprisonment and ordered to pay $15 billion after admitting to drug smuggling charges in a US court.
BBC World | Jul 21, 2026, 9:42 AMus
The R&B singer, convicted of racketeering, sex trafficking, and child abuse offenses, seeks a reduction of his sentence through a formal appeal filed with the Department of Justice.
Guardian US | Jul 16, 2026, 2:56 AM
general
Owen Hanson, once involved with a Mexican drug cartel, says the First Step Act helped him earn years off his federal sentence and turn his life around.
Fox News Latest | Jul 13, 2026, 12:38 PM
general
A São Paulo court found the Denardi family guilty of intellectual neglect for homeschooling their daughters without including state-mandated gender and sex education programs.
Fox News Latest | Jul 8, 2026, 10:30 AM
world
Nine activists in Myanmar have been sentenced to prison terms of up to 37 years for protesting the military-backed December elections.
Al Jazeera | Jul 29, 2026, 11:43 PM
world
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was sentenced to 18 months in prison, suspended for three years, for making false statements during his 2022 presidential campaign, a verdict that could impact his party's election funding.
South China Morning Post World | Jul 27, 2026, 8:03 AM
global-institutions
During a visit to Damascus and the Sednaya prison, the UN chief emphasized the need for political change to translate into real improvements for all Syrians amid hopes for security, jobs, and inclusion.
UN News | Jul 27, 2026, 3:07 AM
general
After over five years in prison, former lawmaker Wu Chi-wai reunited with his family in London, but his stay may be cut short amid immigration concerns.
Washington Times News | Jul 27, 2026, 12:25 AM
world
Mamadou Djouma Bah, 17, was sentenced to prison for alleged exam fraud and died following complications related to sickle cell disease.
BBC World | Jul 24, 2026, 7:43 AM
general
Boelter received two consecutive life sentences plus 40 years in prison as part of a plea deal that spared him the death penalty.
Fox News Latest | Jul 23, 2026, 6:58 PM
general
Brandon Ortiz-Vite, serving a lengthy prison sentence for killing Ruby Garcia, alleges humiliation after his case was used politically and demands compensation and U.S. citizenship.
Fox News Latest | Jul 20, 2026, 9:55 PMworld
Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara, a prominent Cuban artist and member of the San Isidro Movement, has arrived in the United States after serving five years in prison.
Al Jazeera | Jul 19, 2026, 3:25 AMglobal-institutions
In eastern Thailand, inmates run a public coffee shop as part of a rehabilitation program guided by international prison standards.
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