sentenced
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If convicted, the three will be sentenced on Friday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
This followed the conviction in 2016 of a junior BND worker who was sentenced by a Munich court to eight years in prison for selling information to the U.S. and offering to spy for Russia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
She was sentenced to death, but that sentence was commuted to life in prison with the possibility of parole after the death penalty was ruled unconstitutional in 1972.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Kamar Ilyas, 40, was jailed for 10 years and Kamran Ilyas, 39, was sentenced to three years.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
After sentencing, Paul wrote a letter home: “Dear Mother: I have been sentenced today to seven months imprisonment. Please do not worry. It will merely be a delightful rest. With love, Alice.”
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
