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Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Marc Fogel BHS '80 ~ Prisoner in Russia


Marc Fogel is a Butler native. He taught high school history in Colombia, Malaysia, Mexico, Oman, Venezuela and, for the last decade, at the Anglo-American School in Moscow. He had planned to retire this year with his wife Jane Fogel in Oakmont.  

Marc Fogel, 61, has been held in Russia for just over a year. He was detained at an airport upon returning for the school year when his luggage was found to contain medical marijuana, which was recommended by a doctor to treat severe chronic pain from his history of spinal surgeries.
Marc was found guilty of “large-scale drugs smuggling” in June and sentenced to 14 years in a high-security penal colony. 
Marc Fogel remains detained in a Russian prison despite recent calls to free him.  His family now fears the worst because of his debilitating spinal pain and the fact he's being moved to a hard-labor colony.                                                                                                                                              KDKA

3 comments:

Charles said...

Marc Fogel in Wikipaedia

Charles said...

What people are doing to help Marc fogel

Charles said...

The House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday, June 13, 2023 calling for the release of numerous Americans, including Butler native Marc Fogel, who is imprisoned in Russia.