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Marion Jones Reports to Jail
Marion Jones Reports to Jail

Marion Jones Reports to Jail

Former Olympic medalist starts 6-month sentence

(Newser) - Marion Jones has entered a federal prison in Texas, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. The disgraced former sprinter is beginning a 6-month sentence for lying to investigators about her use of performance-enhancing drugs and about her role in a check-fraud scam. She has already returned her Olympic gold medals and...

Judge Cuts Loose Mel Gibson
Judge
Cuts Loose
Mel Gibson

Judge Cuts Loose Mel Gibson

Road Warrior can finish DUI probation without returning to court

(Newser) - Actor Mel Gibson is free to serve out the rest of his drunk driving probation without returning to the courthouse, Reuters reports. "You're on your own now with the self-help groups, so this is the most difficult time for you," a judge told the Apocalypto director yesterday. "...

Teen Sex Teacher Busted Again
Teen Sex Teacher
Busted Again

Teen Sex Teacher Busted Again

Violated probation by talking sex with young female co-worker: cops

(Newser) - Former middle school teacher Debra LaFave, who was convicted of having sex with a 14-year-old male student, was arrested yesterday in Florida for violating her probation by having unsupervised contact with a minor, police said. LaFave had been working as a waitress, and is accused of repeatedly discussing personal problems,...

Rob Bank, Violate Parole, Lose $1M
Rob Bank, Violate Parole, Lose $1M

Rob Bank, Violate Parole, Lose $1M

Or, how Mass. might take back this ex-con's lottery jackpot

(Newser) - A Massachusetts man who scored a $1 million jackpot this week wasn’t allowed to buy his ticket to begin with: He’s a twice-convicted bank robber whose five-year probation bars him from gambling. Now, the Globe reports, Timothy Elliot will find himself betting on whether the state will revoke...

Paris Is Liberated
Paris Is Liberated

Paris Is Liberated

It's been a great three weeks, though

(Newser) - Our long national nightmare is over; Paris is out of the slammer. The heiress left the Los Angeles County jail in Lynwood just 15 minutes after midnight today—technically completing a three-week stay—and was swarmed by a crowd of waiting photographers enroute to her parents' black SUV.

Eight Games; No Tanks
Eight Games; No Tanks

Eight Games; No Tanks

Bears defensive tackle suspended for half a season after violating probation

(Newser) - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell continued the league's crackdown on unsavory extracurriculars with an 8-game suspension of Tank Johnson, who was recently jailed for violating probation on gun charges and whose bodyguard was killed in a club shooting in December.  Johnson hopes to pare the suspension to six games with...

Hilton Headed To Hoosegow
Hilton Headed
To Hoosegow

Hilton Headed To Hoosegow

Heir-head violates probation, draws 45 days behind bars (not the fun kind)

(Newser) - Supply your own "simple life" joke: Paris Hilton is going to jail. After finding that the famous-for-being-famous socialite violated her probation, Los Angeles Superior Court judge Michael Sauer today sentenced her to 45 days. The sometime reality-TV star wept as she learned she has until June 5 to find...

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