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Scott Rothstein, the politically connected lawyer and admitted mastermind of a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme, was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in federal prison.

U.S. District Court Judge James I. Cohn gave Rothstein, 47, more prison time than federal prosecutors requested.

"Today's sentence punishes the defendant for his thievery....

Craigslist hosts classified ads of all kinds, including lengthy lists of developer's jobs in New York and the San Francisco Bay area.

But another type of job listing was in the spotlight today, and it's nice to know there's at least one person out there who's thinking clearly.

Jed S. Rakoff, a United States District Court judge in Manhattan, is not one to rubber-stamp administrative decisions.