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Yahoo CEO's brother gets probation in beating case

245 days ago

(AP:SAN FRANCISCO) The brother of Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has been sentenced to three years of probation following his arrest for suspicion of beating his former girlfriend.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports ( http://bit.ly/OvEVe8 ) 34-year-old Mason Mayer pleaded guilty Friday to a reduced charge of misdemeanor false imprisonment under a plea deal with San Francisco prosecutors. http://bit.ly/OvEVe8 Mayer was arrested in November and charged with three felonies _ assault, false imprisonment and domestic violence.

Prosecutors say they agreed to the plea bargain partly to allow Mayer's former girlfriend to avoid the stress of a trial.

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