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Maria Butina, accused Russian agent, sentenced to 18 months in prison, deportation
9:31am PDT - April 26th, 2019 maria butina - ABC NewsMaria Butina, a 30-year-old Russian gun rights activist who pleaded guilty in December to conspiracy to act as a foreign agent, was sentenced to 18 months in prison.