US Soldier Sentenced to Russian Penal Colony – What Led to His Shocking Verdict?

Vladivostok, Russia – A US soldier, Gordon Black, has been sentenced to three years and nine months in a Russian penal colony after being found guilty of theft and threatening to kill his girlfriend. The 34-year-old US staff sergeant was detained in Vladivostok on charges of stealing from his girlfriend and making threats towards her. Black, who pleaded not guilty to the charges of threatening to kill his girlfriend, admitted partial guilt to stealing from …

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