Russia releases former Marine Paul Whelan in prisoner swap
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Former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan has been released from Russian custody as part of a prisoner exchange that also secured freedom for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.
Whelan, a corporate security executive from Michigan and former U.S. Marine, has been jailed in Russia since his December 2018 arrest on espionage-related charges that both he and the U.S. government dispute. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison. Chris Pandolfo is a writer for Fox News Digital. Send tips to chris.pandolfo@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @ChrisCPandolfo.
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