An American musician has been sentenced to 13 years in prison in Russia on drug charges, according to reports. Michael Travis Leake, who is also a former paratrooper, was accused of organizing a ...

A former U.S. paratrooper and rock musician detained in Russia more than a year ago on drugs charges was on Thursday sentenced to 13 years in jail, Moscow's courts service said. Moscow's ...

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MOSCOW – A Russian court on July 18 sentenced an American ... Moscow’s court service said in a statement. Leake, a musician and former US paratrooper who was arrested in June 2023, was ...

A Russian court sentenced a US citizen to 13 years in prison for attempting to sell narcotics, the latest in a series of cases against Americans. Michael Travis Leake was found guilty of ...

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Languages: English. You can get in touch with Joe by emailing joe.edwards@newsweek.com An American musician has been sentenced to 13 years in prison in Russia on drug charges, according to reports.

According to the prosecutor's office, Mr Leake, a former paratrooper and musician ... he was sentenced before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which has weakened relations between US and Russia.