TGIF Everyone — We’re here at the Maria Butina sentencing.
• 18-month sentence requested by prosecutors, with both sides agreeing Butina will face deportation to Russia.
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Maria Butina Sentencing —
• Her defense lawyer says:
• “Maria is not a spy, she’s never been employed by the Russian government. She’s never engaged in covert activity.”
• She committed a serious crime “for which she has deep remorse”
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Maria Butina Sentencing —
• Butina SPEAKS:
• “I wanted a future career in international policy... I sought to build bridges between my motherland, and the country which I grew to love.
• “My parents discovered my arrest on the morning news in Siberia”
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Maria Butina Sentencing —
Judge: This was no misunderstanding by an over-eager foreign student... This offense has jeopardized our country’s national security.
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Maria Butina Sentencing —
18 MONTHS PRISON - will be 9 months with time served.
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MARIA BUTINA WILL BE DEPORTED TO RUSSIA WHEN SHE COMPLETES HER PRISON SENTENCE
Judge: “You have a future ahead of you. I wish you the best luck.”
And with that, Maria Butina begins her 18-month prison sentence (effectively 9 months with time served).
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Maria Butina Sentencing —
Butina’s lawyer says she hopes to be back in Russia by NOVEMBER (time off for good behavior
Crush of cameras outside the courtroom
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"...is good per-son. Sincere-ly, Fearless Leader"
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