Summary
Viktor Bout was sentenced in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York after conviction on charges including conspiracy to kill United States nationals, conspiracy to kill officers and employees of the United States, conspiracy to acquire and use anti-aircraft missiles, and harboring and concealing terrorists. On December 2, 2022, President Joe Biden commuted Bout's sentence.
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Commutation · December 2, 2022
Granted by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Conspiracy to kill United States nationals; conspiracy to kill officers and employees of the United States; conspiracy to acquire and use anti-aircraft missiles; harboring/concealing terrorists
Original sentence: 300 months imprisonment · 60 months supervised release (sentenced April 5, 2012, Southern District of New York).
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