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Stephen James Hubbard

Date of birth: December 17, 1952 (73 years old)
City of residence: Изюм
Occupation: образование и педагогика
Article of the Criminal Code:  359 ч. 3
Form of repression:  pre-trial detention
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Sentence:  6 лет 10 месяцев лишения свободы в колонии общего режима
Date of sentencing:  October 7, 2024
Current location:  Penal Colony No. 12, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the Republic of Mordovia

Stephen James Hubbard, also known as Steven James Humberd in some publications, born December 17, 1952, US citizen, retiree, before retirement he worked as an English teacher in various countries (Japan, Cyprus and others), since 2014 he lived in the city of Izyum, Kharkiv region of Ukraine.

On October 7, 2024, he was sentenced under Part 3 of Article 359 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Participation of a mercenary in an armed conflict" as amended by Federal Law No. 377-FZ of December 27, 2009, which until July 14, 2022 provided for a sanction in the form of imprisonment for a term of 3 to 7 years) to 6 years and 10 months in a general regime colony with confiscation of funds in the amount of UAH 142,300 in favor of the state.

He was taken prisoner on April 2, 2022.

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