NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A 21-year-old Virginia Beach man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for producing child pornography. Michael John Baigert was sentenced in federal court in Norfolk on Monday, February 9th. Baigert pleaded guilty in October. According to court records, he traveled from Virginia Beach to York County to visit … Continue reading
CAIRO (AP) — A reporter for Al-Jazeera English was released from an Egyptian prison and deported Sunday after more than a year behind bars, but his two Egyptian colleagues remained jailed in a case widely condemned as a sham by human-rights groups. Australian Peter Greste was whisked away on a flight to Cyprus. His … Continue reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, once on the short list to be Mitt Romney’s vice presidential running mate, was sentenced Tuesday to two years in federal prison for taking bribes to promote a dietary supplement. A jury in September found McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, guilty of public corruption. The … Continue reading
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