{
  "id": 12480155,
  "title": "Music Streaming Fraudster Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/music-streaming-fraudster-sentenced-to-18-months-in-prison",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T21:48:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rolling Stone",
    "slug": "rolling-stone",
    "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mike-smith-sentence-18-months-music-streaming-fraud-1235636944/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mike Smith, who pleaded guilty earlier this year, is the first person to face federal charges tied to artificially inflating streams of his music",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}