Russian Tycoon Sentenced; System of Justice Indicted (Los A

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Los Angeles Times - MOSCOW — Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the oil tycoon who was once Russia's richest man, was sentenced Tuesday to nine years in prison and ordered to pay much of his fortune in penalties in a case widely seen as a barometer of the country's commitment to private businesses and political freedoms.

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