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UNCOVERED: Us teacher jailed in russia is formally designated as wrongfully detained - The Untold Story

Teacher Arrested Russia - (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

An American schoolteacher arrested in Russia on drug charges more than four years ago has been designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully detained, the State Department said Friday.

Marc Fogel, a history teacher from Pennsylvania, is serving a 14-year prison sentence after being arrested in August 2021 at a Russian airport and possessing what his family and supporters said was medically prescribed marijuana.

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