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Joan Hennessy
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Virginia man in 'au pair affair' case sentenced to life over wife's murder
A judge branded Brendan Banfield as "evil" for orchestrating the murders of his wife and a man who had been lured to his home as an alibi.
ACLU sues over prolonged detention of asylum-seeking teens with disabilities
The government has exacerbated the teens' disabilities, excluded them from protections afforded by federal law and discriminated against them on the basis of their disabilities, the organization contends.
Federal judge won't stop deportation of pregnant woman and son
Originally destined for Akron Children’s Hospital in Ohio, the African woman was held in a windowless room for a week with her disabled son.
DOJ to investigate Virginia prosecutor's immigrant defendant policies
The federal government accuses the Office of the Fairfax Commonwealth's Attorney of being lenient on defendants whose immigration status might affect their charges.
Au pair sentenced to 10 years for part in double murder
"You do not deserve anything other than incarceration and a life of reflection," said Judge Penney Azcarate.
Jury convicts Virginia man in au pair double murder
Prosecutors accused Brendan Banfield, assisted by an au pair he was having an affair with, of orchestrating an elaborate scheme to frame a stranger he lured off a fetish site for the murder of his wife.
Defense calls au pair a 'pawn' of investigators as double murder trial heads to jury
A lawyer for murder suspect Brendan Banfield said his au pair's story was "bought and paid for."
Suspect in double murder describes wife's gruesome death
A prosecutor challenged multiple aspects of Brendan Banfield's story, including his wife supposedly apologizing to him during the final moments before she bled out.