Scholar Who Was Jailed in Russia Returns to U.S.
From Times Wire Reports
John Tobin Jr., the American Fulbright scholar imprisoned in Russia on drug charges, returned to the United States looking thin and tired after his seven-month ordeal.
Tobin, 24, arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport with his father, John Tobin, and Rep. James H. Maloney (D-Conn.).
The younger Tobin, of Ridgefield, Conn., moved to the Russian city of Voronezh last fall to study popular attitudes amid the country’s post-Soviet decline. Russian officials also accused Tobin of spying.
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