For about two decades, from 1984 until 2005, judges barely had any discretion in sentencing at all in federal criminal cases. There was a set of mandatory guidelines: a narrow range of punishment, ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Federal sentencing dates have been set for five former Memphis Police Officers convicted of federal charges in the death of Tyre Nichols. Emmitt Martin, Jr., Tadarrius Bean ...

Emmitt Martin and Desmond Mills Jr., who accepted plea deals before the federal trial, will be sentenced Dec. 18 and 19. The quiz for this page is not ready yet. Please check back later.

WHAT NEWSDAY FOUND Ex-Long Island congressman George Santos, whose web of lies resulted in his conviction on federal corruption charges and the loss of his Long Island congressional seat, is set ...