US Judge: Punishment for Russian Viktor Bout ‘Excessive, Inappropriate’ © AP Photo/ 07:40 03.05.2016Get short URL http://sputniknews.com/us/20160503/1038980757/victor-bout-punishment-inappropriate.html US Judge Shira Scheindlin, who sentenced Russian businessman Viktor Bout to 25 years in prison in 2012 over allegedly conspiring to kill US citizens, believes the punishment to be excessive. NEW YORK (Sputnik) – “They reeled this guy in. They offered him a […]