The son of D.C. Council member Marion Barry was sentenced to 18 months of supervised probation for drug possession Tuesday, avoiding prison time after pleading guilty in July. D.C. Superior Court Judge Robert E. Morin originally sentenced Marion Christopher Barry, 31, to six months in prison for a felony PCP charge and 90 days for a misdemeanor marijuana charge but suspended the sentences and ordered Barry to drug and grief counseling. Barry’s mother, Effi, died from acute myeloid leukemia at 63 in 2007; he was arrested in May. Read full article > >

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Barry son sentenced to 18 months’ probation in drug case

Substandard concrete was used in drainage inlets installed during construction on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge , a man who supplied the flawed material admitted in pleading guilty to federal charges late Monday. Frederick Precast Concrete also sold concrete used in improvements to Interstate 70 and other projects in Maryland. Read full article > >

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Man admits in court to supplying bad concrete for Wilson Bridge

These two make for interesting bedfellows: Prince Andrew and wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein were spotted promenading around New York City’s Central Park, says News of the World. Epstein was jailed for 18 months in June 2008 after pleading guilty to…

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A Sex Offender’s Royal Ties

A man is jailed for a year after pleading guilty to causing a coach crash on the M40 in Buckinghamshire.

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Wheel grab coach crash man jailed

Guy J. Velella, a former state senator who died last week, took public pension money even after pleading guilty to taking bribes.

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NYC: Retiring Nicely After Betraying Public’s Trust

Two men are jailed for life after pleading guilty to the brutal murder of a man in South Lanarkshire.

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Life sentences over brutal murder

John Lewis faces a fine after pleading guilty to exposing workmen to asbestos during a revamp of its Edinburgh store.

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Store workmen exposed to asbestos