American soldier was arrested in Russia and accused of stealing from a girlfriend, US officials say
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An American soldier has been arrested in Russia's port city of Vladivostok and accused of stealing from a Russian girlfriend. That's according to U.S. officials who spoke to The Associated Press. The officials say the soldier, 34-year-old Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, was stationed in South Korea and was in the process of returning home to Fort Cavazos in Texas. Instead, officials say Black, who is married, went to Russia to see a longtime girlfriend. He was arrested late last week and remains in...

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