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Lyle Jeffs, 56, the brother of the imprisoned sect leader and prophet Warren Jeffs, will stay in prison for pending trial. A federal judge rejected his request to go out in prison as judge cited the FLDS church member labeled him a flight risk.

Ex-coal CEO Don Blankenship faces up to a year in prison and a fine of $250,000. This was after the ex-CEO was involved in a conspiracy to violate mine safety standards leading up to the deadly West Virginia mine disaster.

The Justice Department announced eight counts of indictment of a former congressman's chief of staff. He has been charged with using congressional funds to pay a campaign consultant.