Cocktalis & Popcorn: Paul Whelan Indicted - Will Moscow Come To Detroit For Prosecution?

Сменить место проведения с Москвы на Детройт

If Paul Whelan is indicted, that means there exist charging documents.

When the indictment is unsealed, Trump will have no choice but to pull that IG Report from his backpocket, unless the Detroit - Grand Rapids Grand Juries are unsealed, first.

It would best serve justice for the Russia case to just come and enjoin in the Detroit Grand Jury prosecution.

After all, Detroit has a long and illustrious history of Russian influence because Poland used to be part of the Soviet Union and Hamtramck was part of Detroit.

Ex-US Marine Paul Whelan indicted on spying charges in Russia – lawyer

Paul Whelan, an ex-US Marine suspected of espionage in Russia, has been formally indicted. Whelan was detained on New Year’s Eve in Moscow while receiving a flash drive said to be full of Russian state secrets.

Paul Whelan

The accused will be presented with the indictment next week, Whelan’s lawyer, Vladimir Zherebenkov, told RIA Novosti on Friday. The date for the beginning of court proceedings remains unclear, as the defendant will have to rely on an interpreter to read the materials of the case, and this might take some time. The suspect denies all the charges and maintains his innocence, the lawyer said.

Whelan was arrested by the Federal Security Service (FSB) in a posh hotel in central Moscow back on December 31 as he received a flash drive, apparently containing state secret materials. According to his defense, the accused was set up by law enforcement.

Citizen of the world: Ex-Marine detained in Russia on espionage charges holds multiple passports

Is this Russia or Detroit?

Notably, the 48-year-old ex-US Marine, who worked as a security director for BorgWarner, a big Michigan-based car parts manufacturer, has been visiting Russia since 2007. Whelan’s family maintained that the goal of this ill-fated visit was to simply attend a friend’s wedding.

Following his arrest, more details about the suspect started to surface. It turned out that the man received a bad conduct discharge from the Marines back in 2008 over allegations of theft – and the news was actually a surprise for his family. It also emerged that the Canadian-born man holds citizenships of at least four countries – the US, UK, Ireland and Canada. All of the four issued statements on the arrest at the time and rallied in his support.

Despite the calls from abroad to release the ex-marine, Moscow maintained that he was caught “red-handed” and the case against him will go through. If found guilty, Whelan can face from 10 to 20 years behind bars.

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