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However, Gershman cautioned that while Trump might be 78 years old at the time of his sentencing, many white-collar defendants receive prison time in spite of their advanced age.
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 13 June 2024
From 2019 to 2023, only 48 defendants were sentenced in a similar category as Mr. Biden, and 92 percent were sentenced to serve prison time with a median prison term of 15 months, according to the commission’s data.
—Zach Montague, New York Times, 11 June 2024
An infamous racist incident targeting a Black athlete in Spain last spring has resulted in prison time, in what La Liga, the country’s famous soccer league, says is a first.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 June 2024
For instance, just days before the 2020 election, rapper Lil Wayne, who was weeks away from pleading guilty to a federal gun charge that could have resulted in significant prison time, met with Trump in Florida.
—Charles Blow, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 13 June 2024
From 2019 to 2023, only 48 defendants were sentenced in a similar category as Mr. Biden, and 92 percent were sentenced to serve prison time with a median prison term of 15 months, according to the commission’s data.
—Zach Montague, New York Times, 11 June 2024
An infamous racist incident targeting a Black athlete in Spain last spring has resulted in prison time, in what La Liga, the country’s famous soccer league, says is a first.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 10 June 2024
For instance, just days before the 2020 election, rapper Lil Wayne, who was weeks away from pleading guilty to a federal gun charge that could have resulted in significant prison time, met with Trump in Florida.
—Charles Blow, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
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“Prison time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prison%20time. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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