Former aide to Sen. Ensign receives probation

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge sentenced a onetime top aide to former Sen. John Ensign to a year’s probation Wednesday for violating federal lobbying restrictions.

Doug Hampton, Ensign’s former administrative assistant, said after Wednesday’s sentencing he was “very relieved.”

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