News (Media Awareness Project) - Russia: U.S. Scholar May Get Early Release |
| Title: | Russia: U.S. Scholar May Get Early Release |
| Published On: | 2001-07-27 |
| Source: | Los Angeles Times (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-08-31 23:53:22 |
U.S. SCHOLAR MAY GET EARLY RELEASE
John Edward Tobin, a U.S. Fulbright scholar jailed in Russia on a drug
conviction, will be eligible to seek early release beginning Thursday,
a prison spokesman said.
Tobin was convicted in April of obtaining, possessing and distributing
drugs in Voronezh--a city 300 miles south of Moscow--where he was studying.
Tobin, 24, of Connecticut, was sentenced to 37 months, but a higher
court overturned the distribution conviction on appeal and reduced his
sentence to one year. He has denied any wrongdoing.
John Edward Tobin, a U.S. Fulbright scholar jailed in Russia on a drug
conviction, will be eligible to seek early release beginning Thursday,
a prison spokesman said.
Tobin was convicted in April of obtaining, possessing and distributing
drugs in Voronezh--a city 300 miles south of Moscow--where he was studying.
Tobin, 24, of Connecticut, was sentenced to 37 months, but a higher
court overturned the distribution conviction on appeal and reduced his
sentence to one year. He has denied any wrongdoing.
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