North Country Gazette (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
ORLANDO, FLA—A federal grand jury in Orlando, Fla., has indicted a former Federal Bureau of Prisons corrections officer on charges related to a fatal assault on an inmate in March 2005. Michael Kennedy was charged with one count of conspiring with others to violate the federal civil rights of inmate Richard Delano and one count of [...]
Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
By Katie Mulvaney Prosecutors are fighting disbarred lawyer John M. Cicilline's bid to win early release from prison, arguing that the federal Bureau of Prisons alone has discretion to decide where and how an inmate is held. Cicilline, 52, the older brother of Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline, is due to be released to Rhode Island under supervision Feb. 8, 2010, after 41 days...
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday
Mario Correnti was lugged by the feds in April 1986 for charges that no one can now remember, although he must have pleaded guilty because the Bureau of Prisons says Correnti's...
Cato-at-liberty (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
In 2006, Congress passed the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act. One provision of the law authorizes the federal government to civilly commit anyone in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons whom the attorney general certifies to be “sexually dangerous.” The effect of such an action is to continue the certified person’s confinement after the [...]
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Inside the spartan federal prison cell where a brother of "The Dark Knight" director Christopher Nolan was being held, officials allegedly found tools for a Batman-like escape: 31 feet of rope made from bedsheets, a harness, a razor and a metal clip that could unlock handcuffs. Matthew Nolan intended to do what no one has ever done -- escape from the high-rise downtown Metropolitan...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Kent moved from Mass. to FloridaThe Associated PressHOUSTON -- A disgraced ex-judge in Galveston serving time in a sex-abuse case has been moved to Florida over apparent security concerns.A Bureau of Prisons Web inmate site on Saturday listed former U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent and referred to an agency in Wildwood, Fla.Kent in June began serving 33 months after pleading guilty to...
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Matthew Nolan, of Chicago, allegedly had a homemade rope, harness, razor and a clip to pick a lock in his cell Inside the spartan federal prison cell where a brother of "The Dark Knight" director Christopher Nolan was being held, officials allegedly found tools for a Batman-like escape: 31 feet of rope made from bedsheets, a harness, a razor and a metal clip that could unlock handcuffs....
bill warner private investigator (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
... Babar was convicted in the US with support of terrorism charges in 2004, he is not in the Federal bureau of Prisons system as of today, November 5th, 2009 nor will he be. Mohammed Junaid Babar, was arrested in 2004 and pleaded guilty to five counts of material support for Al Qaeda, Mohammed Junaid Babar faced up to seventy years in prison. While awaiting sentence, he...
News Unfiltered (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
A federal grand jury in Orlando, Fla., has indicted a former Federal Bureau of Prisons corrections officer on charges related to a fatal assault on an inmate in March 2005. Michael Kennedy was charged with one count of conspiring with others to violate the federal civil rights of inmate Richard Delano and one count of violating Delano's civil rights by arranging for another inmate to...
Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
... with representatives from 34 government agencies, ranging from the Boston Fire Department to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The job fair will be held Thursday from 2 to 5 p.m. at Bryant's Multipurpose Activities Center. People interested in attending are asked to register in advance by visiting a secure website . A partial list of participating agencies includes the U.S. Customs...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
The founder of the online gambling site BetOnSports.com was sentenced Monday to more than four years in prison, ending a lengthy investigation and prosecution into one of the world's largest offshore sports gambling companies.
Flashpoint (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
... our elected officials. Some background: in February 2009 the City received a letter from a Federal Bureau of Prisons contractor (described by Mayor Tommy Battle as a “litigious group”) asking for guidance on locating a “residential re-entry center” or “correctional transitional housing” in Huntsville. As of that date the clock stopped in a way (and started in another way). According...
GuruFocus Updates (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
... 2008, we announced a $48.0 million contract award in Florida for a new 2,000-bed healthcare prison, which will open in mid-2010. We expect that GEO Corrections and GEO Care will recognize $28.0 million and $20.0 million in annual revenues, respectively, from this project. We believe that our ability to partner with GEO Care gives us a competitive advantage in pursuing additional projects...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
The founder of the online gambling site BetOnSports.com was sentenced Monday to more than four years in prison, ending a lengthy investigation and prosecution into one of the world's largest offshore sports gambling companies.
Physorg (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
(AP) -- The founder of the online gambling site BetOnSports.com was sentenced Monday to more than four years in prison, ending a lengthy investigation and prosecution into one of the world's largest offshore sports gambling companies.
