Marc Fogel, of Oakmont, pictured on a trip to England in 2014. Mr. Fogel has been detained in Russia since August 2021 for medical marijuana possession and has been sentenced to 14 years in a maximum security prison. (Courtesy of Sarah Grubbs)
Fogel was omitted from a prisoner swap in August that included the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, corporate security executive Paul Whelan and others.
With Post wires
Fogel’s wife, Jane, and his sons, Ethan and Sam, said in a statement that “The State Department has finally acknowledged what we have known all along — that our husband and father, Marc Fogel, has and continues to be wrongfully detained.
Fogel is currently serving a 14-year prison sentence.
In making the determination, the State Department considers factors, including if there is credible information that the person is innocent and if the country holding the prisoner is seeking to influence US policy or get concessions from the US government.
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