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He was sentenced in 2022 to a 14-year sentence Russian penal colony.
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Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
On Tuesday, a new sentence of 13 years in a maximum security penal colony was added on, bringing his total time behind bars to 15 years, RIA Novosti reported.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2024
In July, more than a year after his arrest, Leake was sentenced to 13 years in a penal colony, his co-defendant to eight.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2025
Robert Woodland Robert Woodland was sentenced to 12.5 years in a Russian maximum security penal colony in July 2024 after being arrested in Moscow that January on drug charges.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
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Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
On Tuesday, a new sentence of 13 years in a maximum security penal colony was added on, bringing his total time behind bars to 15 years, RIA Novosti reported.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2024
In July, more than a year after his arrest, Leake was sentenced to 13 years in a penal colony, his co-defendant to eight.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2025
Robert Woodland Robert Woodland was sentenced to 12.5 years in a Russian maximum security penal colony in July 2024 after being arrested in Moscow that January on drug charges.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Penal colony.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/penal%20colony. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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