https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/02/20/trump-ally-roger-stone-sentenced-to-40-months-in-prison/

By Ashraff Khalil, Mark Sherman and Michael Balsamo | Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Trump loyalist and ally Roger Stone was sentenced Thursday to more than three years in federal prison, following an extraordinary move by Attorney General William Barr to back off his Justice Department’s original sentencing recommendation.