Military Judge: Fines but No Jail for Deserter Bowe Bergdahl

Military Judge: Fines but No Jail for Deserter Bowe Bergdahl:

"Bowe Bergdahl will not serve more time behind bars, a military judge has decided eight years after he deserted his platoon in Afghanistan.
His desertion, to which he pleaded guilty, and the subsequent search for him that led to the deaths of six soldiers did not result in the 14-year sentence prosecutors requested in the case.

The judge also ruled that Bergdahl be dishonorably discharged, that his rank be reduced from sergeant to private, "