Marc Fogel, a history teacher from Pennsylvania, was arrested in Russia in 2021 for possession of drugs. His family and supporters claim the drugs were medically prescribed marijuana. Fogel was left out of a prisoner swap in August that freed multiple Americans, but the State Department has now designated him as wrongfully detained.
The State Department announced that an American teacher arrested at a Russian airport on drug charges more than three years ago has been designated as wrongfully detained by the U.S. government. Marc Fogel, a history teacher from Pennsylvania, is serving a 14-year prison sentence after his arrest in August 2021 at a Russian airport for being in possession of drugs, which his family and supporters said were medically prescribed marijuana.
'The United States has been working to secure Marc Fogel’s release for some time,' the State Department said in a statement. 'We have long called for his humanitarian release and tried to include him in the August 1 deal, but were unable to. The Secretary determined Marc is wrongfully detained in October.
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