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Paul Nicholas Whelan (born March 5, 1970) is a Canadian-born former United States Marine with U.S., British, Irish, and Canadian citizenship. He was arrested in Russia on December 28, 2018, and accused of spying. On June 15, 2020, he received a 16-year prison sentence.
Mar 5, 2024 · Paul Whelan, an American detained in Russia for more than five years, told CNN Tuesday that opposition figure Alexey Navalny’s death in Russian prison last month is “extremely worrying” for him.
Jun 20, 2020 · Sentenced to a high-security prison, Paul Whelan won't be leaving Lefortovo just yet. His lawyers do plan to appeal against the verdict but other, bigger forces are already at play.
Dec 20, 2023 · Paul Whelan, an American who's been imprisoned in Russia for 5 years on espionage charges that both he and the U.S. government dismiss as baseless, has said it's...
Aug 29, 2023 · Paul Whelan, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran accused of espionage and arrested in Russia in December 2018, stands inside a defendants' cage as he waits to hear his verdict...
Dec 8, 2022 · Paul Whelan, 52, is a Marine turned corporate security executive who was convicted of espionage and is serving a 16-year sentence in a Russian prison.
Dec 19, 2021 · Paul Whelan, a US citizen and former Marine, was detained at a Moscow hotel on December 28, 2018, and arrested on espionage charges, which he has consistently and vehemently...
May 22, 2023 · Paul Whelan, an American who is wrongfully detained in Russia, told CNN on Sunday that he feels confident that his case is a priority for the United States government but wishes it could be...
Apr 11, 2023 · Mr. Whelan, a former U.S. Marine, is serving a 16-year prison sentence on what the United States says are fabricated charges of espionage. His twin brother, David, and his sister,...
Jul 28, 2022 · Paul Whelan, a 52-year-old former Marine and Michigan-based corporate security executive, has been held in Russia since he was arrested there in December 2018 on espionage charges, which both he and the U.S. government claim are false. In June 2020, he was found guilty and sentenced to 16 years of "hard labor" in a Russian prison.
