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Michigan’s Paul Whelan to Be Released in Prisoner Swap

Photo: Jack Gruber ~ USA TODAY NETWORK

MICHIGAN, AUG. 1, 2024 ~ Michigan native Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich are reportedly part of a prisoner swap between the U.S. and Russia.

Whelan, a former marine from Novi, has been in Russian custody since 2018 on charges of espionage, something he and the U.S. deny. They are being swapped for Russian prisoners in U.S. custody, but few other details are known.

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