sentenced
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In April, Thompson pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm, and last week he was sentenced by an Iowa district judge to more than two years in prison.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Khan has been detained since 2023, when he was sentenced to three years in prison for not declaring money earned from selling gifts he had received while in office.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
The organizer, Siddarth Jawahar, has been sentenced to 11 years in jail for fraud.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
The pardon does not appear to extend to a separate case in December where Najib was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
He was sentenced to nine months of hard labor and sent immediately to a prison in the northern part of the state.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
