U.S. Scholar May Get Early Release
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John Edward Tobin, a U.S. Fulbright scholar jailed in Russia on a drug conviction, will be eligible to seek early release beginning Thursday, a prison spokesman said.
Tobin was convicted in April of obtaining, possessing and distributing drugs in Voronezh--a city 300 miles south of Moscow--where he was studying.
Tobin, 24, of Connecticut, was sentenced to 37 months, but a higher court overturned the distribution conviction on appeal and reduced his sentence to one year.
He has denied any wrongdoing.
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