Justin Benoit, 39, was also ordered to pay restitution to the victims, totaling $7500, according to US Attorney Leah B. Foley's office.

Massachusetts man who sexually exploited kids in his home sentenced to 46 years in federal prison: ‘He is every parent’s worst nightmare’

Due to the “significant passage of time and the loss of key witnesses," Wright will not be prosecuted again, the DA's Office said.

A correction officer convicted of beating and choking a Black inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility in Oneida County was sentenced Thursday to 37 months in prison.

The facility in Appleton has a capacity of 1,600 people, which would make it one of the nation’s largest immigration detention facilities.

We will not allow offenders to turn our parks and neighborhoods into hunting grounds for children,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson.

A Florida man was sentenced Wednesday to nine years in prison for a vehicle crash that killed a 31-year-old pedestrian in Passaic County six years ago. A jury found Alvin Mootoo, 53, of Orlando, guilty on May 19 in the death of Jorge Alberto Pena Mesa, 31, of Newark. The fatal crash occurred about 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 2, 2019.

A woman who was jailed for stirring up racial hatred in the aftermath of the Southport attack has been released from prison. Lucy Connolly, 42, whose husband serves on Northampton Town Council, pleaded guilty in September after posting the expletive-ridden message on X the day three girls were stabbed in Southport in July 2024.