Editorial: U.S. government didn’t do enough to bring home Marc Fogel

Malphine Fogel, 95, speaks during a press conference in her Butler home Thursday, June 20, 2024. On Tuesday, Fogel filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of State and its secretary Antony Blinken over the failure to declare her son, Marc Fogel, as wrongfully detained in Russia. The teacher from Oakmont has been held in a Russian prison for three years after being convicted of possessing less than an ounce of medical marijuana of which he was prescribed.