Tag: Criminal punishment
New Jersey weighs making underage gambling no longer a crime, but subject to a fine
TRENTON, N.J. -- Should underage gambling no longer be a crime?New Jersey lawmakers are considering changing the law to make gambling by people...
Mississippi Gulf Coast restaurant and its co-owner are sentenced for mislabeling seafood
GULFPORT, Miss. -- A Mississippi Gulf Coast restaurant and its co-owner it were sentenced Monday on federal charges of mislabeling inexpensive imported seafood...
A pizza shop owner is sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for threatening workers with deportation
BOSTON -- The owner of two Boston-area pizza shops convicted of forced labor for using physical violence and threats of reprisal or deportation...
China has deported a VW executive for allegedly using drugs while in Thailand
BEIJING -- A senior executive for Volkswagen in China has been deported for allegedly using cocaine and marijuana while on vacation in Thailand,...
Yoga business founder pleads guilty to tax charge in New York City
NEW YORK -- An international yoga business founder whose chain of yoga studios promoted themselves as “Yoga to the People” pleaded guilty on...
Former Singapore minister sentenced to a year in prison for receiving illegal gifts
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- A former Singaporean cabinet minister was sentenced Thursday to a year in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges...