Pennsylvania Teacher Marc Fogel ‘Still Sitting in a Russian Prison,’ Lawmakers Say

Detained at a Moscow airport for possession of medical marijuana, then sentenced to 14 years, Fogel has been compared with basketball star Brittney Griner.
Pennsylvania Teacher Marc Fogel ‘Still Sitting in a Russian Prison,’ Lawmakers Say
Marc Fogel. Anne Fogel via CNN Newsource
Rachel Acenas
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A Pittsburgh area school teacher has been excluded from a major prisoner swap between the United States, Russia, and several other countries, according to Pennsylvania congressional lawmakers.

Marc Fogel, 63, was detained at a Moscow airport in 2021 for possession of medical marijuana. He was sentenced in 2022 to 14-years and is “still sitting in a Russian prison,” U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-Pa.) said in a statement.
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