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Rapper Tory Lanez was denied bond during a hearing on Thursday as his new legal team appeals his 10-year sentence in the shooting of hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion. Rapper Tory Lanez was denied bond by a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge during a hearing on Thursday afternoon as his new legal team appeals his 10-year sentence in the shooting of hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion, according to ABC station in Los Angeles, KABC who was in the courtroom. Unite the People Inc., a social justice advocacy group, announced in a statement to KABC this week that the organization has been retained to represent Lanez. The rapper, whose legal name is Daystar Pet erson, is appeal ing his 10-year sentence , with Crystal Morgan serving as lead attorney. "As an organization committed to promoting justice and equality, we firmly believe in standing by our clients and supporting them in times of need," the statement said. "Mr. Peterson has been an integral part of our advisory board...

William "Rick" Singer's sentencing will all but mark the end of "Operation Varsity Blues." BOSTON -- William "Rick" Singer, the ringleader in a college admissions cheating scandal that spanned the country, was sentenced to 42 months in prison by a federal judge on Wednesday. Singer will then be on supervised release for three more years. He will turn himself over to authorities on Feb. 27. The former college admissions consultant pleaded guilty in March 2019 to helping parents of dozens of well-to-do high school students cheat their way into elite universities. His sentence comes nearly four years after his plea, as he helped prosecutors convict his former clients, including high-powered executives, fashion moguls and Hollywood actors Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin. Singer, 62, pleaded guilty to charges of racketeering conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to defraud the United States and obstruction of justice. Prosecutors had ask...

A man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the death of a 19-year-old who bought what appeared to be prescription oxycodone pills that actually contained fentanyl. A Colorado man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for selling a teenager what appeared to be prescription oxycodone pills that actually contained fentanyl . MORE: Ovidio Guzman, son of El Chapo and alleged major fentanyl trafficker, arrested in Mexico "This is the longest sentence to date in federal court in Colorado for distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, and it should send a loud and clear message to drug dealers and drug traffickers. Our law enforcement partners will track you down and we will prosecute you if you peddle this poison in our communities," said United States Attorney Cole Finegan in a statement. An undated stock photo depicts a judge holding a gavel in a courtroom. STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images "Lives are at stake, and we will use every available tool to combat this deadly epidemic...

Allen Weisselberg, one of former President Trump's most trusted and loyal employees, will face sentencing Tuesday after he pleaded guilty last year to tax fraud. Allen Weisselberg, one of former President Donald Trump's most trusted and loyal employees, will face sentencing Tuesday after he pleaded guilty last year to 15 state crimes then testified against the Trump Organization this past fall. Weisselberg, 75, pleaded guilty in August to devising and operating a 15-year scheme to defraud federal, state and city tax authorities by evading more than $1.7 million in taxes on unreported income in the form of company-provided perks that included the rent on his Manhattan apartment, the leases on cars for himself and his wife and tuition for his grandchildren. As part of a plea deal with prosecutors, he testified in the subsequent trial of the Trump Organization, which a Manhattan jury found guilty last month of criminal tax fraud for paying the personal expenses of some executives...