JUST IN: Maria Butina, the Russian national accused of conspiring to act as an agent of a foreign government, sentenced to 18 months of incarceration and deportation to Russia upon release.
Maria Butina, the Russian national accused of conspiring to act as an agent of a foreign government, was sentenced to 18 months of incarceration and deportation to Russia"promptly upon the completion of her sentence."
"If I had known to register as a foreign agent, I would have done so without delay," Butina told Judge Tanya Chutkan prior to her sentencing, in the first time she has spoken in front of the court at length."I am deeply sorry and wish to be shown mercy."
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