Prison sentence

Jerusalem court sentences man who posed as single in relationships with twelve women

The court determined that Fraiser’s actions constituted a single continuous criminal episode, with the defendant facing 20 to 36 months in prison.

FEBRUARY 19, 2026|BySARAH BEN-NUN

FILE PHOTO: File Photo: Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of Apple Daily arrives at West Kowloon Magistrates's Courts to face charges related to an illegal vigil assembly commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, in Hong Kong, China November 3, 2020.

Hong Kong hands media mogul Jimmy Lai 20-year prison sentence

The sentence ends Hong Kong's highest-profile national security trial and a legal sagathat has spanned nearly five years.

FEBRUARY 9, 2026|ByREUTERS

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with President of China Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026.

China orders retrial for Canadian on death row after Canada ties improve

The breakthrough came less than a month after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made a four-day visit to China.

FEBRUARY 9, 2026|ByREUTERS

Supreme Court justices preside over a hearing at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025

Prosecution appeals sentence in killing of teen Lital Yael Melnick, seeks harsher conviction

The prosecution has appealed the sentence handed to Eduard Kachura, arguing that his actions in the death of Lital Melnick should be classified as reckless killing, not negligent homicide.

JANUARY 28, 2026|BySARAH BEN-NUN

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen freed after 3-year confinement

Michael Cohen served a three-year sentence for campaign finance violations and other crimes.

NOVEMBER 22, 2021ByREUTERS

Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney of U.S. President Donald Trump, testifies before a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 27, 2019

Palestinian terrorist should get death sentence, victim's father says

The father of Yehuda Guetta also suggested that the murderer's family should be deported from Israel.

OCTOBER 5, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Funeral of Yehuda Guetta, who was killed in the Tapuah Junction attack on May 2nd, 2021.

Undercover agent turned scammer sentenced to community service

A former undercover agent who sent dozens of drug dealers to prison got caught up in scams with her ex-partner.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Dozens of arms and drug dealers arrested throughout Israel in Operation 217, September 9, 2020

Lebanon sentences four people to prison for ties with Jews or Israel

Dr. Jamal Rifi, Amin Muhammad Mari Baydoun, Marc Charbel Tanios, and Lebanese political opponent Kinda el-Khatib were sentenced to prison for working or communicating with Jews or Israelis.

AUGUST 27, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Jordan: Ex-royal official sentenced to 15 years for plot to overthrow king

The court said it had confirmed evidence backing the charges that he had been determined to harm the monarchy by pushing former heir to the throne Prince Hamza as an alternative to the king.

JULY 12, 2021ByREUTERS

JORDAN’S KING Abdullah reviews the honour guard before the opening of the second ordinary session of 17th Session of Parliament in Amman IN 2014.

Actor Moshe Ivgy sentenced to 11 months in prison for sexual assault

Monday's sentence comes after Ivgy was convicted for the sexual assault of four women and a five-and-a-half-year legal battle.

JULY 12, 2021ByMATAN VASSERMAN/MAARIV, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israeli actor Moshe Ivgy arrives to the Haifa Magistrate's Court for the verdict in his trial on suspicion of four counts of indecent assault and three offenses of sexual harassment, January 9, 2020. Photo by Flash90

Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years for George Floyd murder

In a sentencing memorandum, prosecutors from the Minnesota attorney general's office wrote that Chauvin's crime "shocked the conscience of the Nation."

JUNE 26, 2021ByREUTERS