sentenced
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In 2008, he was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
Court documents show he has continued to offend despite being sentenced.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
In January, Jinchao Wei, a former sailor on the USS Essex in San Diego, was sentenced to more than 16 years for espionage after taking bribes for photos and documents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
Bertulazzi already spent decades as a fugitive after he was sentenced in absentia in Italy for the 1977 kidnapping of Italian naval engineer Pietro Costa.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
Fannie was sentenced to six months in jail, and the union did not have enough money to post her bail.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
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