News (Media Awareness Project) - Russia: American Won't Face Drug-Dealing Charge |
| Title: | Russia: American Won't Face Drug-Dealing Charge |
| Published On: | 2001-04-26 |
| Source: | Los Angeles Times (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-01 11:27:20 |
AMERICAN WON'T FACE DRUG-DEALING CHARGE
Prosecutors dropped drug-dealing charges against an American student,
saying they would seek a four-year sentence on the lesser charge of
drug abuse instead.
Investigators in Voronezh had threatened John Edward Tobin with up to
15 years in prison for allegedly running a marijuana den. Officials
also hinted he was a spy in training.
But prosecutors dropped the drug-dealing charges after witnesses
provided no incriminating evidence. Tobin, 24, a Fulbright scholar,
denies all the accusations.
Prosecutors dropped drug-dealing charges against an American student,
saying they would seek a four-year sentence on the lesser charge of
drug abuse instead.
Investigators in Voronezh had threatened John Edward Tobin with up to
15 years in prison for allegedly running a marijuana den. Officials
also hinted he was a spy in training.
But prosecutors dropped the drug-dealing charges after witnesses
provided no incriminating evidence. Tobin, 24, a Fulbright scholar,
denies all the accusations.
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