Roger Stone is an American political consultant, author, lobbyist, and convicted felon. He was born into a middle-class family in Connecticut, U.S., and raised in New York City.
Why was Roger Stone sentenced to 14 months in prison?
In January 2019, Special Counsel Robert Mueller indicted Stone with one count of obstruction, five counts of false statements, and one count of witness tampering. Stone denied the charges and pleaded not guilty.
On November 15, 2019, a jury convicted Stone in federal court on all counts against him, including obstructing the congressional investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
Three months later on February 20, a federal judge sentenced Stone to 40 months in prison and ordered him to pay a $20,000 fine, serve four years of probation after his sentence, and complete 250 hours of community service.
Did Roger Stone finish his prison term?
Then-President Trump commuted the sentence of his longtime friend Roger J. Stone Jr. on seven felony crimes, using the power of his office to spare a former campaign adviser days before Mr. Stone was to report to a federal prison to serve a 40-month term.
