Update: Pussy Riot Members Found Guilty, Get Two-Year Prison Terms

Three members of Pussy Riot have been sentenced to two years in prison today after a Russian court found them guilty of "hooliganism" in connection with a February "punk prayer" protest they staged against Russian President Vladimir Putin in a Moscow cathedral, Reuters reports. 

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, Yekaterina Samutsevich, 30, and Maria Alyokhina, 24, jailed since March, have received expressions of support from musicians including Paul McCartney, Madonna and the Red Hot Chili Peppers during legal proceedings that have been criticized as a politically motivated show trial intended to chill dissent against Putin. The women said that theirs was a political protest that was never intended to offend the Russian Orthodox Church.

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Update: Pussy Riot Members Found Guilty, Get Two-Year Prison Terms

Three members of Pussy Riot have been sentenced to two years in prison today after a Russian court found them guilty of "hooliganism" in connection with a February "punk prayer" protest they staged against Russian President Vladimir Putin in a Moscow cathedral, Reuters reports. 

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 22, Yekaterina Samutsevich, 30, and Maria Alyokhina, 24, jailed since March, have received expressions of support from musicians including Paul McCartney, Madonna and the Red Hot Chili Peppers during legal proceedings that have been criticized as a politically motivated show trial intended to chill dissent against Putin. The women said that theirs was a political protest that was never intended to offend the Russian Orthodox Church.

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Beanie Sigel Slapped With Two-Year Sentence for Tax Evasion

Beanie Sigel has been sentenced to two years in prison for tax evasion, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. The rapper, real name Dwight Grant, failed to file tax returns from 1999 to 2005, save for one $10,000 tax payment in 2001. While earning $2.2 million in taxable income over those six years, Sigel owed the IRS $728,536. Sigel pleaded guilty to the charges in August, which stemmed only from 2003 to 2005 due to the statute of limitations.

On top of two years behind bars, Sigel will have a year of supervised release during which he must reimburse all back taxes, interest and penalties. In 2005, Sigel was acquitted of state charges on attempted murder. He is set to release a new album next month.

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Beanie Sigel Slapped With Two-Year Sentence for Tax Evasion

Beanie Sigel has been sentenced to two years in prison for tax evasion, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. The rapper, real name Dwight Grant, failed to file tax returns from 1999 to 2005, save for one $10,000 tax payment in 2001. While earning $2.2 million in taxable income over those six years, Sigel owed the IRS $728,536. Sigel pleaded guilty to the charges in August, which stemmed only from 2003 to 2005 due to the statute of limitations.

On top of two years behind bars, Sigel will have a year of supervised release during which he must reimburse all back taxes, interest and penalties. In 2005, Sigel was acquitted of state charges on attempted murder. He is set to release a new album next month.

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