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Maria Butina Sentenced to 18 Months

April 26, 2019 at 11:15 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Russian gun rights activist Maria Butina was sentenced Friday to 18 months in federal court in Washington for failing to register as a foreign agent, the Washington Post reports.

Butina had requested a sentence of time served and deportation after agreeing to cooperate with U.S. prosecutors.

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