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Prosecutors Request Maximum Prison Sentence for Ex-Rep. Chris Collins

GUILTY AS CHARGED

Federal prosecutors said that Collins, who pleaded guilty to insider trading charges, should be sentenced “at the top end” of 46 to 57 months.

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Federal prosecutors asked a New York judge on Monday to sentence former New York Rep. Chris Collins, one of President Trump’s earliest supporters, to nearly five years in prison for his involvement in an insider trading scheme and lying to the F.B.I.

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