A GOP lawmaker has introduced a bill forcing the State Department to provide more information on Americans imprisoned abroad like Marc Fogel who has been jailed in Russia since 2021.
approximately half an ounce of medically-prescribed marijuana. In June of this year, he was sentenced to 14 years in a Russian prison after he was convicted of"large-scale drugs smuggling," according to officials and reports.
"I’m hopeful this legislation will lead to Marc being designated as ‘wrongfully detained’ so we can finally get Marc home. Families of detained Americans deserve to have as much information about their loved one’s case as possible. I’m proud to co-lead this bipartisan legislation with my colleagues from Pennsylvania in Marc Fogel’s name. Not a day goes by that I don’t think of Marc and his suffering family.
Sasha Phillips, an attorney who is assisting Fogel's family with his case, told Fox News Digital that an acquittal, a pardon, or even a reduction of his sentence are"highly unlikely" and"the recent wave of government-stirred xenophobia has reduced Marc’s chances of receiving a fair appeal adjudication to zero."
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