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28, 2018. former marine, he was arrested in moscow during the trip for a wedding of a fellow marine to a russian woman. >> he took a tour through the kremlin. that evening, he disappeared. >> reporter: russia's federal security service accused him of being a spy. whelan had visited russia before, including as early as 2006, while on a two-week leave from a deployment to iraq. born in canada to british parents, whelan moved to the u.s. as a child. he has u.s., canadian, british, and irish citizenship. whelan joined the marine reserves in 1994. he did multiple tours in iraq. and during the 2006 deployment, he was accused by the military of attempting to steal more than $10,000. he was court marshalled 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