Sentences

Chinese govt imposes jail, death sentences for food safety offenders

9 Feb 2012

Those who violated food safety laws were handed stiff sentences, including life imprisonment and the death penalty with probation. -China Daily/ANN

Court finds assault sentences 'excessive'

9 Feb 2012

Three men involved in a violent attack which included a baseball bat and machete in Canberra's north have had their sentences adjusted.

Judge sentences NY man to 15 years in coin scam

9 Feb 2012

A New York businessman who admitted to fraud and other charges in a $40 million collectible coins investment scam has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.