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Internet Mogul Gets Year in Jail in Domestic Violence Case
Source: Associated Press
Internet Mogul Gets Year in Jail in Domestic Violence Case
By SUDHIN THANAWALA, ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO — Aug 12, 2016, 6:08 PM ET
A Silicon Valley internet mogul who made $300 million at the age of 25 and appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" as a highly eligible bachelor was sentenced Friday to a year in jail for violating his probation in a domestic violence case.
Gurbaksh Chahal, now 34, was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Tracie Brown, who gave him time to appeal the decision before starting to serve the sentence.
Brown determined last month that Chahal had violated the probation ordered after he pleaded guilty in 2014 to misdemeanor charges of battery and domestic violence battery.
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He was accused of violating his probation by kicking another girlfriend, who also didn't cooperate with prosecutors. His lawyers challenged her credibility by saying she got into a sham marriage to get a U.S. visa and had been drinking on the night of the dispute.
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By SUDHIN THANAWALA, ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO — Aug 12, 2016, 6:08 PM ET
A Silicon Valley internet mogul who made $300 million at the age of 25 and appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" as a highly eligible bachelor was sentenced Friday to a year in jail for violating his probation in a domestic violence case.
Gurbaksh Chahal, now 34, was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Tracie Brown, who gave him time to appeal the decision before starting to serve the sentence.
Brown determined last month that Chahal had violated the probation ordered after he pleaded guilty in 2014 to misdemeanor charges of battery and domestic violence battery.
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He was accused of violating his probation by kicking another girlfriend, who also didn't cooperate with prosecutors. His lawyers challenged her credibility by saying she got into a sham marriage to get a U.S. visa and had been drinking on the night of the dispute.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/internet-mogul-accused-attacks-faces-probation-sentencing-41323657
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If not that's a pretty messed up comment.
