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He faces a sentence of up to eight years after giving a series of interviews to Ukrainian journalists about his detention, his disapproval of the war and the conditions he suffered once he got back.

From The Wall Street Journal

His lawyers had argued that the purported existence of an order by Malaysia's former king, called a "royal addendum", granted him permission to serve the rest of his current sentence at home.

From Barron's

This one comes on behalf of a former Colorado elections official serving a nine-year sentence for election fraud.

From Los Angeles Times

Kirchner, 72, is currently under house arrest in Argentina's capital serving a six-year sentence for a corruption conviction.

From Barron's

The most serious one - colluding with foreign forces - carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.

From BBC