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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 whelan's innocence and made repeated attempts to secure his release. today jennifer hansler spoke to whelan by phone from the penal colony where he's being held. >> i have to say i'm greatly disappointed more has not been done to secure my release, especially as the four-year anniversary of my arrest is coming up. i was arrested for a crime that never occurred. i'm happy that brittney is going home today and that trevor went home when he did, but i don't understand why i'm still sitting here. >> jim sciutto, cnn, washington.