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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 ...
Mondesí was found guilty of embezzling $6.3 million as the mayor of San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic. [283] Ray Morgan: Retired Maryland February 1924 (conviction) Assaulting a policeman 1 year imprisonment One of his co-defendants was found not guilty and the other was only fined $300. [284] Troy Neel: Retired United States
Two WNBA players were among a dozen Americans that opted to play in Russia this past offseason, a decision New York Liberty forward Kayla Thornton said raised a few eyebrows following Brittney ...
Griner was arrested at an airport near Moscow last month after Russian authorities searched her luggage and allegedly found vape cartridges containing hashish oil. The Russian Federal Customs ...
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 ]
In December 2022, Russia released US basketball star Brittney Griner in a prisoner swap that involved Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Griner, who had for years played in Russia during the WNBA ...
The death toll rose overnight and throughout Saturday as more bodies were discovered at Crocus City Hall, including some found in stairwells and a restroom. Putin, who on March 17 secured a fifth term in office in an election with no real competition, didn’t address the nation until Saturday afternoon -– more than 19 hours after news of the ...
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.