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Paul Whelan, Novi Man Held in Moscow, Amassed Contacts with Ties to Russian Military

January 05, 2019, 10:54 AM

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Paul Whelan

Paul Whelan, a U.S. corporate security executive  and former Marine from Novi being held by the Russians on spying charges, cultivated friends in Russia over the years, many of them men with connections to the Russian military, Lynn Berry of Associated Press reports.

The Michiganian, hired last year by BorgWarner as its global security chief, reportedly sought out friends throughout the country, most often through a social networking site that is similar to Facebook and popular largely in Russia. Several told the wire service that the American never seemed sinister, merely someone who was interested in Russia and wanted to be pen pals.

“I know him as a friendly, polite, educated, and easygoing guy,” said one of his contacts, who, like the other Russians interviewed, spoke on condition of anonymity because of Whelan’s legal troubles. 

 


Read more:  Associated Press


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