WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-04) released the following statement on the news of Marc Fogel's release. Fogel, Pennsylvanian and an educator, was serving a 14-year sentence for possession of medical marijuana used to treat a severe back injury.
"Marc Fogel is coming home.
After more than three years wrongfully detained in Russia — after a years-long, unwavering fight from his family, friends, and Pennsylvanians — Marc is being released.
It’s a sigh of relief. Marc is a father, a husband, a son, and an educator — today I’m thinking, with joy and hope, of his loved ones. And I’m praying for his health and safety on the journey home, and for love and healing in his homecoming."
Congresswoman Dean previously joined her Pennsylvania colleagues in demanding his return home.
Rep. Madeleine Dean is a mother, grandmother, attorney, professor, former four-term member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and U.S. Representative for the Fourth District of Pennsylvania.
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