A Dutch lawyer who pleaded guilty to lying to investigators examining Russia's role in the 2016 presidential election has reported to a federal prison to serve his sentence, Politico reported.
Alex van der Zwaan, 33 — the first person imprisoned in connection with special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe — arrived at a low-security federal prison near Allenwood, Pa., the news outlet reported.
He was sentenced last month to a $20,000 fine and 30 days in prison, and is expected to be released June 4, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons' website.
In February, van der Zwaan, a former London-based attorney for the U.S. law firm Skadden Arps, pleaded guilty to a felony false-statement charge, admitting he lied to the FBI and lawyers for Mueller's office about his contacts with former Trump campaign aide Richard Gates.
Gates and former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort have also been charged in Mueller's probe. Gates has pleaded guilty to one count of making false statements and one count of conspiracy against the United States. He is cooperating with investigators.
Manafort is facing numerous charges, including tax and bank fraud, money laundering, and failing to register as a foreign agent with the Justice Department for lobbying work he did abroad. He has pled not guilty to the charges.
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