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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, after having already spent a year behind bars, was sentenced Friday by a Russian judge to 16 years in prison in a secret trial the U.S. has condemned as a sham. The conviction means the New Jersey native could now be eligible for a prisoner swap. Chris Livesay has the latest.
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