A Pennsylvania history teacher arrested in Russia on drug charges has been officially designated as wrongfully detained, US officials announced Friday.

In 2021, a teacher from Western Pennsylvania was arrested in Russia and has been detained in a prison ever since.

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...

The United States government on Friday announced they have designated Marc Fogel as "wrongfully detained" in Russia.

The State Department says 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.

WASHINGTON (AP) — An American schoolteacher arrested in Russia on drug charges more ... Marc Fogel, a history teacher from Pennsylvania, is serving a 14-year prison sentence after being arrested ...

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The U.S. Department of State has designated a U.S. citizen with ties to Montana who is imprisoned in Russia as “wrongfully detained,” according to the office of U.S. Sen. Steve Daines. The designation triggers actions that prioritize the release of an American detained abroad.

The statement referred to the commitment incoming President Trump made to Mrs. Fogel to “bring Marc home, should he become president,” when he met with her in her home county of Butler on July 13, 2024, moments before he went out on the Butler Farm Show stage and was wounded by would-be assassin Thomas Crooks, of Bethel Park, Allegheny County.

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