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A federal judge on Wednesday set final sentencing Dec. 15 for an Ohio man who falsely claimed to be a long-missing Illinois child.

“Full House” star Lori Loughlin has reported to a California federal prison to serve her two-month sentence for her part in the “Operation Varsity Blues” college admissions scam, an official at the facility told NBC News. Loughlin and and her fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli were required to begin serving their prison sentences by Nov. 19. They admitted to paying…

The Justice Department inspector general’s office is investigating the circumstances surrounding the sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone, President Donald Trump’s longtime friend, according to two sources familiar with the matter.

More than 60 survivors and family members will confront the New Zealand mosque gunman this week when he appears in court to be sentenced for his crimes

Breaking their silence for the first time since their arrest, “Full House” star Lori Loughlin and fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli apologized Friday for using their wealth and privilege to bribe their daughters’ way into college before a judge sentenced each of them to prison. Loughlin was ordered to serve two months behind bars while Giannulli was sentenced to five months…

An Illinois judge handed JoAnn Cunningham a 35-year prison sentence in the murder of her son, 5-year-old AJ Freund.

Family, friends and lawyers of convicted ex-Rep. Duncan Hunter say the California Republican is a devoted father and proud former Marine who should be shown some mercy for making mistakes after returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The father of Timmothy Pitzen, the Aurora boy missing since 2011, opens up after a man was charged with impersonating his son. Susan Carlson reports. 

Former Philadelphia Eagles and Cleveland Browns linebacker Mychal Kendricks pleaded guilty to insider trading charges on Thursday, and faces up to 25 years in prison.

A Chicago PR executive was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday for sexually assaulting a woman he met online.

A Naperville contractor who pleaded guilty to setting a fire in a Chicago-area air traffic control facility last year received a 12.5-year sentence Friday.

A Naperville contractor who pleaded guilty to setting a fire in a Chicago-area air traffic control facility last year received a 12-and-a-half-year sentence Friday. NBC 5’s Phil Rogers reports.

A Hemet man accused of raping and killing a 23-year-old woman, and then setting fire to her apartment with her son inside, stunned a Murrieta courtroom Friday by rejecting his plea deal and requesting a trial.

Jason Beckman was sentenced to life behind bars Friday for the 2009 death of his father, South Miami Commissioner Jay Beckman.

South Florida polo mogul John Goodman has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for a deadly drunk driving crash in 2010.

A Florida man convicted of first-degree murder for fatally shooting a teenager in an argument over loud music outside a Jacksonville convenience store has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.