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Among his accomplices, Caroline Ellison pleaded guilty to fraud charges and recently began a two-year prison term, and Ryan Salame pleaded guilty to conspiracy to make illegal political contributions, among other crimes.

Meanwhile, prosecutors argued for a longer prison term, saying that the airman had "perpetrated one of the most significant and consequential violations of the Espionage Act in American history".

Hochman’s agenda includes a return to seeking the death penalty, an increase in the prosecution of low-level misdemeanors and using sentencing enhancements to seek long prison terms in cases that involve guns or gangs.

The initiative creates a treatment-mandated felony for a third possession charge, meaning the accused would have to complete court-supervised drug treatment or be sentenced to a multiyear jail or prison term.

Democrats have warned the move will reinstate draconian drug war policies, leading to longer prison terms for many crimes.