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Lawyer who destroyed evidence spared prison time

An attorney who admitted to destroying evidence in a child pornography case was spared prison time Monday. U.S. District Judge Alan H. Nevas sentenced Philip Russell to six months of home confinement,

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Dec 17, 2007, 7:16 PM

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