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Russian Swapped State Secrets For Mercedes
July 28, 2006
Russian Finance Minister Aleksei Kudrin was one of the witnesses called in the trial (file photo) (ITAR-TASS)
One businessman was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in jail and another to one year and nine months for offering the bribe.
The car was worth $110,000 dollars.
Finance Minister Aleksei Kudrin appeared as a witness in the trial.
(AFP)