NEW: Sam Patten, a Manafort-linked lobbyist, dodges prison for charges initiated by special counsel Robert Mueller. He was given 36 months probation and a $5,000 fine.
as part of a case initiated by special counsel Robert Mueller, avoided prison at sentencing on Friday in Washington, D.C.Patten, 47, pleaded guilty in August for acting as an "agent of a foreign principal … without registering under the Department of Justice's Foreign Agent Registration Act,” related to his work on behalf of a Ukrainian political party.
As part of his plea deal, Patten acknowledged accepting $50,000 to secure tickets to President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January 2017 for a Ukrainian client through a "straw" purchaser, circumventing rules about the inauguration committee accepting money from foreigners. Patten also admitted to lying to the Senate Intelligence Committee during its investigation into Russian election interference and has since been cooperating with investigators.
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