Russian agent Maria Butina appeals prison sentence

By Caitlin Yilek

Published May 15, 2019 11:24pm ET

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Russian agent Maria Butina appeals prison sentence — In this courtroom sketch, Maria Butina, left, is shown next to her attorney Robert Driscoll, before U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, during a court hearing at the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. | (Dana Verkouteren via AP)

Maria Butina filed an appeal of her 18-month prison sentence Wednesday.

A federal judge sentenced the Russian agent to a year and a half in prison last month but gave her credit for the nine months she has already spent in jail.

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