A 51-year-old Omaha man will spend nearly 20 years in federal prison after being convicted of attempted enticement of a minor for the purpose of sexual relations. A U.S. District Court judge in Omaha sentenced Wesley T. Vavra to 19 years and seven months in …
Read MoreHow Much Prison Time Did Anna Sorokin Serve?
There have been a lot of debates around Anna Sorokin, a wealthy heiress, showcasing her skills as a con artist. From 2013 to 2017, Sorokin stormed the nation’s super-rich, fooling them with her schemes. Infiltrating the upper-class New York social and art scenes, she lived …
Read MoreHow Much Prison Time Did Anna Sorokin Serve?
There have been a lot of debates around Anna Sorokin, a wealthy heiress, showcasing her skills as a con artist. From 2013 to 2017, Sorokin stormed the nation’s super-rich, fooling them with her schemes. Infiltrating the upper-class New York social and art scenes, she lived …
Read MoreCould a giant companion sculpture to the Statue of Liberty be coming to Utah?
Right now, it’s just an idea freshly arrived on the radar of state officials, but a plan to build a 300-foot statue at the former Draper state prison site, described as a companion piece to New York’s Statue of Liberty, has taken its first steps …
Read MoreReview: Prison Dancer looks behind a viral moment at the NAC until 12.2.23
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Read MoreStrong reaction to proposal for 300-foot statue at old prison site in Draper
DRAPER, Utah (KUTV) — Reaction is pouring in about a proposal for a 300-foot statue at the Point of the Mountain in Draper. KUTV 2News broke the story this week that officials leading the development of the old prison site are considering building what’s called …
Read MoreBath resident sentenced to 25 years for arson that burned down elementary school
Clair Vigil hears her prison sentence after pleading guilty to arson for setting a massive fire at the Dike Newell School last year. To her right is attorney Jennifer Cohen. Jason Claffey / The Times Record A 31-year-old from Bath on Wednesday was sentenced to …
Read MoreA Painting Stolen From a New York Gallery 60 Years Ago Was Recovered in the U.K.
A painting by the French post-Impressionist artist Edouard-Leon Cortés, stolen from a New York gallery in the 1960s, has been recovered after it was spotted for sale in the U.K. earlier this year. The painting, Flower Market Madeleine, was one of about 3,000 paintings stolen …
Read MoreObituary: Peterhead Prison riots hostage negotiator Dr David Clark, 93
The daughters of Dr David Clark, pillar of Banff community life, consultant psychologist and the man who negotiated with Peterhead Prison rioters to free Jackie Stuart, have paid tribute to their father. The 93-year-old, who spent most of his career at Ladysbridge Hospital, was well …
Read MoreAlan Gilbert on “Indian Theater” – Criticism – e-flux
In November 1969, a group of Native activists sailed across San Francisco Bay and occupied Alcatraz Island, home to the infamous prison that had closed in 1963. The occupation lasted until the summer of 1971, when federal authorities besieged the island by cutting off the …
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