sentenced
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Earlier this year, a former Fed staff member, John Rogers, was sentenced to more than three years in prison for lying to investigators about sharing restricted Fed information with Chinese operatives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
On Friday, Judge Adam Hiddleston sentenced Khadikhel to nine-and-a-half years' imprisonment, Miakhel to nine years' imprisonment and Mohammed to six-and-a-half years' imprisonment.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
He’s been sentenced to 16 months in county jail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Last year, Kao was sentenced to 87 months in prison.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
A few years earlier, we won the release of Phillip Shaw, who was fourteen when he was improperly convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole in Missouri.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
