The family of Marc Fogel, an American teacher imprisoned in Russia for attempting to bring medical marijuana into the country, is calling on WNBA star Brittney Griner, who was released by Russia, to draw attention to their case now that she is free.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken"We're working around the world, including in Russia, to make sure that any American who is being unjustly detained comes home," Blinken said.
A State Department spokesman told CBS News the department regularly reviews cases of all U.S. nationals detained abroad to determine if their detention is wrongful.When Fogel was arrested last summer in Russia, State Department officials advised his family to keep a low profile and hope for a lenient sentence, according to Leguineche. But after Fogel was handed his 14-year sentence in June, his family switched tactics to try to draw attention to his case.
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