Howell is serving a 21-year jail sentence after he admitted his guilt last year.
The case resulted in a conviction on indecent exposure charges and a 90-day jail sentence.
Hollywood actor Stephen Baldwin has avoided a jail sentence after admitting income tax evasion.
Likewise, Mr Fastow, the government's star witness, accepted a ten-year jail sentence under a plea bargain.
The founders might have accepted a plea bargain to avoid a lengthy jail sentence.
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She was given a 12-week jail sentence suspended for a year at Stockport Magistrates' Court.
His intelligence chief, Vladimiro Montesinos, who is serving a 20-year jail sentence, systematically bribed potential opponents.
He faces a two-year jail sentence, and has been indicted in a state-lottery case.
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This week Mr Berlusconi received yet another criminal conviction (for bribery), complete with jail sentence.
World-renowned Turkish pianist Fazil Say has been given a suspended 10-month jail sentence for insulting Muslim values.
The prospect of a lengthy jail sentence may have pushed a fragile human being over the edge.
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He was given a four year and eight month jail sentence at Shrewsbury Crown Court on Monday.
However, assisting another person to kill themselves can lead to a jail sentence of up to 14 years.
Hours earlier, Roth had accepted a plea bargain in the fake-drowning case that included a 90-day jail sentence.
Yet Syria is a staunchly secular country, where membership in the Muslim Brotherhood carries a long jail sentence.
Downing Street had already hinted that parliamentary rules could be changed in the wake of Archer's jail sentence.
Delubio Soares was PT's treasurer and has been given a jail sentence of eight years and 11 months.
He had been told that if the money was paid into court then the jail sentence would be suspended.
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Two of the men were earlier given a jail sentence of 10 years.
Now the two tweeters are charged with terrorism and sabotage, charges that carry a potential 30-year jail sentence.
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Prosecutors are seeking a seven year jail sentence for 27-year-old Mr Carromero, who is being tried for involuntary manslaughter.
Despite the threat of a jail sentence hanging over him, he seems keen.
Those cases may be prosecuted with a view to a jail sentence rather than the imposition of a civil penalty.
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What of her ex-husband, Fielder-Civil, who has been serving a lengthy jail sentence for burglary related to his drug addiction?
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Palermo prosecutors had demanded a 10-year jail sentence for Mr Andreotti, based on evidence from jailed Mafia informer Antonino Giuffre.
In November, Mr Chen's nephew, Chen Kegui, was given a jail sentence of three and a half years for assault.
Pennant served four weeks of a three-month jail sentence during March for driving offences when he was still an Arsenal player.
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He tried to avoid criminal charges, claiming that his act was a legitimate political protest, but finally received the jail sentence.
Pope Benedict XVI has pardoned his former butler, Paolo Gabriele, who is serving an 18-month jail sentence for stealing confidential papers.
James Gray, 46, fled a hearing at Aylesbury Crown Court on 12 May after losing his appeal against his 26-week jail sentence.
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