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Paul Whelan | |
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.jpg) Whelan in 2024 | |
| Born | Paul Nicholas Whelan[1] March 5, 1970 |
| Citizenship |
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| Detainment | |
| Country | Russia |
| Detained | December 28, 2018 |
| Conviction | Espionage |
| Sentence | 16 years in prison |
| Time held | 5 years, 9 months and 9 days |
| Released | August 1, 2024 |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1994–2008 |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Battles/wars | Iraq War |
Paul Nicholas Whelan (born March 5, 1970) is a Canadian-born former United States Marine with U.S., British, Irish, and Canadian citizenship.[2][3] Whelan left the Marines in 2008 with a bad conduct discharge after being convicted on multiple counts "related to larceny".
He was arrested in Russia on December 28, 2018, and accused of spying. On June 15, 2020, he received a 16-year prison sentence. He was released in a United States–Russia prisoner swap in Ankara, Turkey, on August 1, 2024.
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- ^ Rainsford, Sarah (June 20, 2020). "Paul Whelan: the strange case of the ex-marine jailed for spying in Russia". BBC. Archived from the original on June 21, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2020.