- US citizen Angelo Joseph Talarico the Fourth detained in Russia for 10 days for using obscene language during police search.
- Talarico, who moved to Russia from Los Angeles, denied the charges, but was found guilty and lost his appeal.
- Incident highlights US warnings against traveling to Russia, citing potential harassment, detention, and arbitrary enforcement of the law.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that a U.S. citizen, Angelo Joseph Talarico the Fourth, has been detained for 10 days by a Russian court, as reported by Kommersant newspaper on Tuesday.
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Specifically, the 36-year-old was accused of using obscene language during a police search of his apartment, which was part of an investigation into bitcoin theft in the Murmansk region.
According to prosecutors, Talarico swore in English at police officers who arrived at his wife’s Moscow apartment to conduct the search.
As stated in the police report, the American, who moved to Russia from Los Angeles, shouted at the officers and used two distinct words “the meaning of which they understood”.
However, Talarico denied the administrative offence of minor hooliganism and the use of obscene language in a public place.
Despite this, he was detained in Moscow, found guilty by a court, and sentenced to 10 days in detention.
His lawyer argued that the accusations were unfounded, stating that Talarico and his wife were in the kitchen during the search and that he did not swear.
Unfortunately, Talarico lost his appeal.
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This incident highlights the warnings issued by the United States to its citizens against traveling to Russia, citing reasons such as the potential for harassment, detention, and arbitrary enforcement of the law by Russian government security officials.
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