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Salman Rushdie stabber to face sentencing for attempted murder

Friday, May 16 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A New Jersey man convicted of attempted murder in the 2022 stabbing attack on author Salman Rushdie, while on stage at a speaking event, is set to be sentenced on Friday.Hadi Matar likely faces a maximum of 25 years in prison, prosecutors said.... Read More.

Murder victim speaks beyond the grave in AI generated video at sentencing

Friday, May 9 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The family of an Arizona man killed in a road rage incident nearly four years ago brought him back last week as an AI-generated image to face the man responsible for his killing give an impact statement to the judge.The video... Read More.

George Santos insists hes accepted full responsibility for crimes days before of sentencing

Tuesday, April 22 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Disgraced former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., insists he has "accepted full responsibility" for a series of fraudulent schemes despite a "social media blitz" that federal prosecutors said suggested otherwise.Prosecutors repeated their request for a prison term of more than seven years when... Read More.

Andrew Lester dies while awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty in shooting of teen Ralph Yarl

Wednesday, February 19 by ABC News

(KANSAS) -- Andrew Lester, the Kansas City man who pleaded guilty to felony assault in the second degree for the shooting of Ralph Yarl, has died while awaiting sentencing, Clay County Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson announced on Wednesday."We have learned of the passing of Andrew... Read More.

Trump sentencing live updates: Judge sentences Trump to unconditional discharge

Friday, January 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday morning in his New York hush money case after a jury in May convicted him on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in... Read More.

President-elect Trump to attend sentencing remotely in New York criminal case

Friday, January 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Ten days ahead of his presidential inauguration, Donald Trump is scheduled to be sentenced Friday morning in New York for committing what the judge in his case characterized as a "premeditated and continuous deception" to illegally influence the 2016 presidential election.President-elect... Read More.

New York appeals court denies Trumps bid to halt Fridays hush money sentencing

Thursday, January 9 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The New York Court of Appeals, the highest court in the state, has denied President-elect Donald Trump's request to halt his sentencing Friday in his criminal hush money case.Trump on Wednesday launched an eleventh-hour request to New York's highest court... Read More.

Appeals court denies Trumps bid to halt Fridays hush money sentencing

Tuesday, January 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A New York appeals judge has denied President-elect Donald Trump's request to delay the Jan. 10 sentencing in his criminal hush money case.Trump’s sentencing will proceed as planned on Friday, pending potential additional legal maneuvers by the president-elect’s lawyers.Judge Ellen Gesmer... Read More.

Judge denies Trumps request to halt sentencing in his criminal hush money case

Tuesday, January 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- President-elect Donald Trump, seeking to halt the upcoming sentencing in his criminal hush money case in New York, on Monday filed suit against Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg... Read More.

Trump asks judge to halt sentencing in his criminal hush money case

Monday, January 6 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- President-elect Donald Trump on Monday asked the judge overseeing his criminal hush money case in New York to halt his sentencing in the case, currently set for Friday.Judge Juan Merchan, in a ruling last week, ordered Trump to appear for sentencing, either in person... Read More.