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Family of American teacher jailed in Russia say he was 'shattered' to miss out on prisoner swap

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Marc Fogel was sentenced to 14 years in prison for drug trafficking in Russia .

The U.S. history teacher is serving one of the longest sentences of Americans held in Russia following a major prisoner swap.

Fogel 's family and lawyers have been petitioning for him to be designated as "wrongfully detained" The State Department says Washington has repeatedly called for his release.

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