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American businessman Edmond Pope (L) and his wife Cheri both smile as they take part in a press conference December 15, 2000 at the American Hospital in Landstuhl, Germany. Pope, 54, who
![American businessman Edmond Pope (L) and his wife Cheri both smile as they take part in a press conference December 15, 2000 at the American Hospital in Landstuhl, Germany. Pope, 54, who American businessman Edmond Pope (L) and his wife Cheri both smile as they take part in a press conference December 15, 2000 at the American Hospital in Landstuhl, Germany. Pope, 54, who](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2d3y0t9/american-congressman-john-peterson-of-pennsylvania-r-adresses-the-press-with-american-businessman-edmond-pope-l-accompanied-by-his-wife-cheri-c-december-15-2000-at-the-american-hospital-in-landstuhl-germany-peterson-went-to-moscow-to-help-the-free-of-pope-released-yeterday-partly-on-health-grounds-after-being-sentenced-last-week-to-20-years-in-prison-for-trying-to-acquire-details-of-a-russian-torpedo-2d3y0t9.jpg)
American businessman Edmond Pope (L) and his wife Cheri both smile as they take part in a press conference December 15, 2000 at the American Hospital in Landstuhl, Germany. Pope, 54, who
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American businessman Edmond Pope (L) and his wife Cheri both smile as they take part in a press conference December 15, 2000 at the American Hospital in Landstuhl, Germany. Pope, 54, who
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U.S. businessman Edmond Pope looks through a magazine as he sits behind bars during his trial in Moscow, November 22, 2000. Washington has long called on Moscow to release Pope, a former
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