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Even those who don’t serve prison time may face probation, court supervision, or job loss — especially in healthcare or public service fields.
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2025
If convicted of the maximum penalties of each charge, Colon-Johnson could face upwards of $85,000 in fines, up to 30 years of prison time, further revocation of driving privileges, or all three.
—Jessica Van Egeren, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
United States District Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings handed down a 33-month sentence to Brett Hankison after the Department of Justice recommended the ex-officer in the Louisville Metro Police Department face no prison time.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2025
What a Miami doctor did with fake Viagra earned him a little prison time and his license revoked by the state of Florida.
Dr. Hugo Romeu, 70, wasn’t a Viagra user, at least not in this case.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 July 2025
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2025
If convicted of the maximum penalties of each charge, Colon-Johnson could face upwards of $85,000 in fines, up to 30 years of prison time, further revocation of driving privileges, or all three.
—Jessica Van Egeren, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
United States District Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings handed down a 33-month sentence to Brett Hankison after the Department of Justice recommended the ex-officer in the Louisville Metro Police Department face no prison time.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2025
What a Miami doctor did with fake Viagra earned him a little prison time and his license revoked by the state of Florida.
Dr. Hugo Romeu, 70, wasn’t a Viagra user, at least not in this case.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 July 2025
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“Prison time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prison%20time. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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