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Part of russia and as soon as he was given the u.s.b. stick and put on his pocket, the door was open by the fsb, he was arrested and that was it. >> on june 15th, 2020, whelan was convicted of espionage and sentenced to 16 years of hard labor in prison. in the years since his arrest the u.s. government has also maintained whelans innocence and made repeated attempts to secure his release. today jennifer hansler spoke to whelan by phone from the penal colony where hes being held. >> i have to say...

Reserves in 1984. he did multiple tours. he was accused by the military of attempting to steal more than $10,000. he was court martialed and discharged for bad conduct two years later. after the military whelan worked in corporate security, first as a senior manager in the global security firm kelly services and in 2017 he began working for an automotive components supplier. he became director of global security. according to his brother whelan was a world traveller with friends in russia. he wa...