Egypt's Mubarak, 2 Sons, Draw Prison Sentences in Retrial

An Egyptian court has sentenced former President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons to three years in prison each on corruption charges, in a retrial that could brand Mubarak as a convicted criminal four years after being driven from office. Mubarak, an autocrat who ruled Egypt for 30 years, and sons Gamal and Alaa have already spent at least three years in prison on other charges.  It was not clear Saturday whether the 87-year-old former president, ousted in a 2011 uprising, would spend...

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