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Mishandling human remains should be a felony with real prison time.—
Susana Mendoza,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Sep. 2026 Teflon Rudy After staring down the possibility of federal prison time and financial ruin, Giuliani has appeared to make it out for the most part unscathed.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
6 Sep. 2026 Now, a judge will decide whether to revoke his probation, a decision that could mean prison time for Myers.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2026 Clint Curtis, the Shasta County registrar of voters, wanted to hire Tina Peters, who served prison time for tampering with voting machines in Colorado.—Los Angeles Times,
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