Ex-official gets 5-year sentence
From Times Wire Reports
Former Atomic Energy Minister Yevgeny Adamov, whom Washington accused of stealing millions in U.S. government funds earmarked for security at Russian nuclear plants, was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison for fraud and abuse of office.
Prosecutors had demanded a nine-year sentence.
Adamov, who held his government post from 1998 to 2001, denied the charges. His defense lawyer, Genri Reznik, said he would appeal.
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