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On December 8, 2022, Russia and the United States conducted a 1-for-1 prisoner exchange, trading Brittney Griner, an American basketball player, for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer. Griner, a WNBA champion star and Team USA Olympic athlete, had been convicted of smuggling and possession of cannabis in Russia in August 2022 and sentenced to ...
U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner reacted to release of more Americans from Russian detention, speaking to reporters in Paris where she is competing with Team USA in the 2024 Olympic Games.
Surveying her new surroundings in a Russian penal colony, the enormity of her prison confinement suddenly dawned on Brittney Griner, the WNBA star has told ABC.. Speaking to ABC anchor Robin ...
Grundy had 3 prior DWI convictions. He was arrested a fourth time for DWI in 2011 and, instead of facing the charges, left the country to play abroad until he was arrested again in 2017. [341] Henry James: Retired Dealing cocaine: 5 years [342] [343] "Fast" Eddie Johnson: Retired Burglary, robbery, drug possession, sexual assault on a minor
Brittney Griner runs up court during a U.S. women's basketball gold-medal game against Japan at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 8, 2021. Grinner has been detained in Russia since February.
On 4 March 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a bill introducing prison sentences of up to 15 years for spreading "fake news" about Russia's military operation in Ukraine; [14] thousands of Russians have been prosecuted under this law for criticizing the war in Ukraine, [15] including opposition politician Ilya Yashin and ...
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Brittney Yvette Griner (/ ˈ ɡ r aɪ n ər /; born October 18, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). [1] She is a three-time Olympic gold medalist with the U.S. women's national basketball team [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and a six-time WNBA All-Star . [ 4 ]