In an impassioned plea, Mr Shapiro said, "Nobody benefits from Mr Abbas' continuing to languish in prison - not his family, not his parents, not society."
The U.S. government wants Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to engage in money laundering in July 2021, jailed for 135 months.
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The operators of a pipeline that leaked crude oil onto California beaches has agreed to plead guilty to environmental pollution charges and pay $13 million, these companies said Friday.