#aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4    
,,con4 ,,res4 #ah  ,,concurr5t          
,,resolution  ,:]eas ,unit$ ,/ates      
citiz5 ,m>c ,fogel has liv$ a life (    
s]vice1 tea*+ hi/ory at int]national    
s*ools 9 ,colombia1 ,malaysia1 ,oman1   
,v5ezuela1 & ,russia = #ce ye>s2 ,:]eas 
,m>c ,fogel taught at ! ,anglo-,am]ican 
,s*ool ( ,mosc[ f #bjab to #bjba1       
honorably s]v+ ! *ildr5 ( ,unit$ ,/ates 
diplomats & memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces2     
,:]eas ,m>c ,fogel is kn[n to 8 family1 
fri5ds1 colleagues1 & /ud5ts z a k9d1   
p]sonable1 upbeat1 & giv+ man1 a lov+   
fa!r1 & a passionate & d$icat$ tea*]2   
,:]eas ,m>c ,fogel has und]gone ?ree    
back surg]ies1 a sp9al fusion1 a hip    
replacem5t1 & two knee surg]ies to      
correct v>i\s injuries & heal? issues1  
:i* h left him ) *ronic back pa9 & a    
p]man5t limp2 ,:]eas ,m>c ,fogel did n  
wi% to use opioids to manage 8 pa9 & 0  
in/ead prescrib$ m$ical m>ijuana = pa9  
managem5t 9 a mann] consi/5t ) ! ,/ate  
law ( ,p5nsylvania2 ,:]eas1 on ,augu/   

#ad1 #bjba1 z he return$ to ,russia = "o
 f9al ye> ( tea*+ be=e 8 int5d$         
retirem5t1 ,m>c ,fogel 0 arre/$ 9 !     
,%]emetyevo airport 9 ,mosc[ = c>ry+    
ab\t half an ounce ( m$ical m>ijuana 9 8
 luggage2 ,:]eas ,m>c ,fogel has /at$ he
 int5d$ t m>ijuana solely = p]sonal     
consumption1 & ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian 
,f$]ation has pres5t$ no evid5ce to !   
contr>y2 ,:]eas1 on ,june #af1 #bjbb1 a 
,russian c\rt convict$ ,m>c ,fogel (    
l>ge-scale drugs smuggl+ 9 a politiciz$ 
%[ trial & s5t5c$ him to #ad ye>s 9 a   
maximum-security p5al colony 9 ,russia2 
,:]eas ,russian lawy]s in=m$ ! family t 
! typical s5t5ce = ,m>c ,fogel's (f5se  
is five ye>s ( probation1 & 9 #bjai1 !  
same ,russian c\rt s5t5c$ ,alex&]       
,grigoriev to eight ye>s 9 prison = !   
possession ( #a1ejj grams ( v>i\s       
n>cotics2 ,:]eas ,m>c ,fogel's s5t5ce is
 va/ly disproportionate to ! sev]ity ( 8
 nonviol5t crime1 wildly dissimil> to ! 
typical puni%m5ts = comp>able (f5ses 9  
,russia1 & cle>ly motivat$ by ongo+     

political t5sions betwe5 ,russia & !    
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 9 ,augu/ #bjbb1  
,russian c\rts d5i$ ,m>c ,fogel's appeal
 ( 8 s5t5ce2 ,:]eas ! #bjba ,c\ntry     
,report on ,human ,rights ,practices 9  
,russia issu$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate    
report$1 ,conditions 9 prisons &        
det5tion c5t]s ''' 7 (t5 h>% & life     
?reat5+4 ,ov]cr[d+1 abuse by gu>ds &    
inmates1 limit$ access to heal? c>e1    
food %ortages1 & inadequate sanitation 7
 common2 ,:]eas ,m>c ,fogel turns #fb   
ye>s old 9 ,july #bjbc1 & 8 physical &  
m5tal heal? is rapidly decl9+ due to !  
/ress & h>% conditions ( 8 det5tion1 su*
 t 8 family fe>s he w n survive 8       
s5t5ce2 & ,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate    
reque/$ ,m>c ,fogel be releas$ f        
,russian cu/ody on humanit>ian gr\nds1 b
 receiv$ no response to t reque/3 ,n[1  
!re=e1 be x ,t ,congress-- 7#a7 calls on
 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation to  
imm$iately release ,m>c ,fogel1 :o has  
already s]v$ m "t 9 prison ?an 8 m9or & 
nonviol5t crimes c ju/ify2  7#b7 urges !

 ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation to    
respect ,m>c ,fogel's human rights & to 
provide full1 unfett]$1 & consi/5t      
consul> access to ,m>c ,fogel :ile he   
rema9s 9 det5tion1 9 accordance ) its   
int]national obligations2  7#c7 urges   
all ,unit$ ,/ates executive bran*       
(ficials1 includ+ relevant (ficials at !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & ! ,:ite ,h\se1 to  
raise ! case ( ,m>c ,fogel & to press = 
8 imm$iate release 9 all int]actions ) !
 ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation2  7#d7
 urges ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian         
,f$]ation to desi/ f issu+ outl&i%ly    
disproportionate crim9al s5t5ces to     
nonviol5t ,unit$ ,/ates nationals2  7#e7
 condemns ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian      
,f$]ation's cont9u$ use ( det5tions &   
prosecutions ( citiz5s & lawful p]man5t 
resid5ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates = political  
purposes2  7#f7 calls = ! imm$iate      
release ( o!r citiz5s & lawful p]man5t  
resid5ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates :o are       
wrongfully & unlawfully deta9$ 9        
,russia1 su* z ,paul ,:elan1 ,evan      

,g]%kovi*1 ,ks5ia ,khavana1 ,alsu       
,kurma%eva1 & ,vladimir ,k>a-,murza2 &  
7#g7 expresses sympa?y = & solid>ity ) !
 families ( all o!r citiz5s & lawful    
p]man5t resid5ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
wrongfully deta9$ abroad = ! p]sonal    
h>d%ip exp]i5c$ z a result ( ! arbitr>y 
& baseless det5tion ( _! lov$ ones4     
,pass$ ! ,s5ate ,june #d1               
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