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Which individuals were convicted in Russia-related investigations and what were their sentences?
Executive summary
Reporting across the supplied sources shows two distinct strands: (A) U.S. investigations tied to Russia (the Mueller probe) produced multiple indictments, guilty pleas and a small number of convictions and prison sentences — notably Roger Stone’s 40‑month sentence and Paul Manafort’s combined 7½ years — as cataloged by Time, Reuters and Wikipedia [1] [2] [3]. (B) In Russia itself, authorities have convicted hundreds for treason, espionage and related charges since 2023, with examples including Danil Mukhametov (16 years) and numerous LGBT‑related “extremism” convictions; independent outlets and human‑rights groups say convictions rose sharply in 2024–2025 [4] [5] [6] [7].
1. The Mueller probe: who was convicted or pled guilty, and what sentences followed
Robert Mueller’s special counsel investigation produced indictments of 34 people and three companies; reporting and summaries list eight guilty pleas and at least one trial conviction among Trump associates, plus a range of sentences for financial and false‑statement crimes. Time’s compendium and related summaries document that the investigation “indicted, convicted or got guilty pleas from 34 people and three companies,” and note key cases such as Roger Stone’s conviction at trial and Paul Manafort’s convictions and pleas [1] [3]. Reuters’ factbox enumerated sentences, citing Manafort’s combined 7½ years across cases and other penalties from the probe [2]. Wikipedia’s entries on the Mueller investigation likewise list the scope — 34 individuals and three companies — and detail convictions and pleas, including Stone’s 40‑month sentence and Manafort’s convictions and plea developments [3] [8].
2. High‑profile sentencing examples from the Mueller line of cases
The best‑documented individual sentences in the supplied material are Roger Stone and Paul Manafort: Stone was convicted on counts including witness tampering and lying and sentenced to 40 months in federal prison [3]. Manafort faced two criminal trials tied to the probe, was convicted on multiple counts in one case and later pleaded in the other; reporting summarized his combined sentence as 7½ years [2] [3]. The sources emphasize that while many people were indicted or pled guilty, some key questions about coordination with Russia were not answered by criminal convictions [1] [8].
3. Russia’s domestic prosecutions: scale, trends and specific cases
Separate from U.S. probes, Russian courts have dramatically increased convictions for treason, espionage and related “collaboration” with foreign states. Independent reporting cites record numbers: IStories and compilers cited 145 treason convictions in 2024 and other outlets report a steep rise through 2025, with one overview counting 224 convictions in the first half of 2025 and projections of more than 500 treason/espionage convictions by year’s end [5] [6]. One concrete case detailed by RFE/RL names Danil Mukhametov, a former engineer convicted of high treason and sentenced to 16 years in November 2024; his wife earlier received 12½ years in a related case [4].
4. Broader categories: politically sensitive and rights‑related convictions in Russia
Coverage supplied also highlights Russia’s use of criminal law against journalists, LGBT people and cultural actors. Reporters Without Borders documents in‑absentia prosecutions and convictions of exiled journalists that serve to intimidate and block return [9]. Human‑rights reporting on the criminalization of LGBT expression shows scores of convictions under “extremism” or administrative rules — the tally reaching 101 convictions in one review period, many for online posts or minor expressions like rainbow imagery [7]. These items illustrate that many Russia‑related convictions involve politically charged statutes and measures beyond classic espionage charges [9] [7].
5. Competing perspectives and limits of these sources
U.S.‑based summaries (Time, Reuters, Wikipedia) focus on indictments, guilty pleas and sentences produced by the Mueller team, but note that many Russian nationals indicted by Mueller remain beyond U.S. jurisdiction; these sources also stress that Mueller did not charge a criminal conspiracy establishing coordination between the Trump campaign and Russian government [1] [8]. Russian‑domestic reporting and watchdogs portray a surge in convictions as part of a wartime security crackdown and repression of dissent; state authorities present these as legitimate national‑security prosecutions, but the supplied independent sources frame them as politically motivated and expanding in scope [6] [5] [9].
6. What the provided sources do not cover or resolve
Available sources do not mention a comprehensive, single list in this packet that consolidates every individual convicted worldwide in “Russia‑related investigations” under one definition; nor do they include sentencing details for every Mueller‑related conviction beyond the most reported cases [1] [3]. For any person not named in these extracts, available sources do not mention their conviction or sentence in the materials supplied.
Summary: the supplied reporting documents both a set of U.S. prosecutions tied to Russian interference inquiries — with notable convictions like Stone and Manafort and multiple guilty pleas [1] [3] [2] — and a separate, large and growing set of Russian domestic convictions for treason, espionage and politically‑charged offenses, exemplified by Mukhametov’s 16‑year sentence and aggregated tallies reaching into the hundreds [4] [6] [5].