What to know about Vietnamese tycoon sentenced to death in fraud case A Vietnamese property tycoon who was jailed for life in a $17 billion money laundering case had her sentence cut to 30 years ...

U.S. Attorney Robert Troester for the Western District of Oklahoma filed a notice of intent to seek the death penalty against 27-year-old Jasper Reed.

Luigi Mangione's defense team is asking a federal judge to throw out the possibility of the death penalty in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Federal prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Luigi Mangione. He's the man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City on Dec. 4, 2024.

Judges should not acquiesce in that effort. As the Death Penalty Information Center explains, “Unobstructed media access to executions is critical because the media observes what the public cannot.

An eighth death warrant is still being contested in the courts. The denial of killer Thomas Gudinas’ last-resort appeal marked the court’s 140th consecutive ruling against a death row inmate.

Federal prosecutors should seek the death penalty for Elias Rodriguez, accused of a calculated double murder in D.C., with substantial forensic and video evidence, writes former prosecutor.

Fresh from a trip to the White House, state Rep. Matt Simpson on Thursday renewed his charge to expand use of the death ...

While Democrats oppose the death penalty, Americans support it by a 3-to-2 margin. And their support would rise to more than 2-to-1 if death sentences were carried out on a more timely basis.

According to the Death Penalty Information Center, a group opposed to capital punishment, Passaro's execution was one of seven "volunteer" executions in 2002, where death-row prisoners ...