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Arrr! A Yankee scholar’s caught in Davy Jones’ locker, says the landlubbers at the State Department! Blimey!

2024-12-29

Arrr! The fine folk o' the State Department be claimin' that a yankee teacher, caught in Russia for dabblin' in the devil's weed back in 2021, be wrongfully held like a treasure chest in Davy Jones' locker! Aye, what a sticky situation, matey!

Arrr, me hearties! Gather 'round fer a tale of woe and mischief on the high seas of diplomacy! The U.S. State Department has hoisted the flag of wrongful detention over the unfortunate Marc Fogel, a landlubber teachin' history in Pennsylvania, who found himself nabbed at a Russian airport over three winters ago, caught with what be claimed to be medicinal herbs, ye see! That scallywag be servin' a hefty 14-year sentence, aye!

In August of 2021, Fogel was seized fer possessin' potions that were said to be prescribed by a healer, but alas, he missed out on a grand prisoner swap that freed several souls, includin' a Wall Street scribe and a security chief. Now, with the winds blowin' favorably, the State Department has finally declared him wrongfully held, after a long and treacherous journey through the legal seas!

Fogel's kin, his fair wife Jane and their young lads, be singin' praises to the State Department for finally seein' the light, as they rally behind him like a crew ready to set sail! With the full might of the U.S. government at their backs, they're determined to bring their captain home, safe and sound, from the treacherous shores of Russia, where he be unjustly held!

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