He will serve a default prison sentence of two-and-a-half years if he fails to pay the amount back.

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The confusion stemmed from whether he had been ordered to serve a consecutive or simultaneous prison sentence for assaulting a prison officer while incarcerated for an earlier crime.

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The judges ruled that Gen Videla would have to serve his life sentence in a civilian prison.

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If he loses the appeal he is expected to serve his sentence in a British prison, as the Dutch government only agreed to host the trial if any ensuing jail term was served in another country.

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He was told he would serve 18 years of a 57-year prison sentence.

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The two murder convictions both carry a life sentence, which in Tennessee means Lowe will serve a mandatory 51 years in prison.

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His sentence of life in prison was meant to serve as a deterrent for anyone who dared question the view that Israel is nothing more than an albatross placed around the US's neck by a powerful American Jewish lobby and by dimwitted politicians.

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Under a life sentence, Yates will have to serve at least 40 years in prison before she is eligible for parole.

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Judges are entitled to enhance the prison sentence someone must serve if it can be shown that the defendant used sophisticated means to carry out a fraud.

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