Jeremy Pauley, a key figure in a nationwide illegal human remains trade connected to Harvard Medical School, was sentenced to six years in prison for buying and selling stolen human body parts, including fetal remains, from various sources. Despite admitting guilt and claiming legality, prosecutors highlighted his continued involvement in the trade, which involved stolen remains from multiple institutions. The case exposed a dark online market for human body parts, with Pauley's associates also facing charges.
A former Louisville police officer involved in Breonna Taylor's death was sentenced to 33 months, highlighting ongoing debates over police accountability and reform in the US, especially under the polarized policies of the Trump and Biden administrations. The case underscores challenges in prosecuting police misconduct and the shifting federal approach to policing, with recent moves by the Trump administration to end consent decrees and reduce civil rights enforcement, raising concerns about the future of systemic police reforms.
Brett Hankison, a former Louisville police officer involved in Breonna Taylor's fatal raid, was sentenced to 33 months in prison for violating her rights by firing shots during the raid, a sentence that exceeds the DOJ's recommendation of one day, amid ongoing tensions and debates over police accountability.
Brett Hankison, a former Louisville police officer convicted of violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights by firing into her apartment in 2020, is scheduled for sentencing, with the Department of Justice recommending one day of imprisonment; no one was hit during the shooting.
The U.S. Justice Department has requested a one-day prison sentence for former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison, convicted of civil rights violations related to Breonna Taylor's death, arguing he did not shoot Taylor and should receive credit for time served, despite the conviction's potential for life imprisonment.
The DOJ has requested a one-day prison sentence for Louisville officer Brett Hankison, who was convicted of civil rights violations in connection with the police raid that led to Breonna Taylor's death, and suggested that the Biden administration should not have prosecuted him on these charges.
Disgraced legal scion Alex Murdaugh has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for federal financial fraud crimes, to run concurrently with a previous sentence, after swindling several clients at his law firm out of over $10m. The new sentence exceeds the 30 years prosecutors asked for and will run concurrently with the state sentences he is already serving. In addition to the 40-year sentence, he has been ordered to pay $8.7m to be divided among several victims, his former law firm, and the bank he used to funnel stolen funds. Murdaugh has also been convicted of murdering his wife and son and has faced allegations of breaking his plea deal by lying on a polygraph test.
Disgraced former attorney Alex Murdaugh failed a lie detector test, breaching his plea agreement for financial crimes, prompting US prosecutors to seek release from the agreement and potentially recommend a maximum sentence. The failed test comes ahead of his federal sentencing hearing and is related to ongoing investigations into hidden assets and potential coconspirators. Murdaugh's attorneys oppose the sealing of evidence and deny the breach, while he is already serving a 27-year state prison sentence for similar crimes and two consecutive life sentences for the murders of his wife and son.
