The man 's wife : ` ` The family says there has been dreadful news '' ` ` The postcards sent to friends ... describe good times , good times , '' she said . State Department has declined to identify the American , citing privacy issues . ` We are working in close coordination with representatives of the Embassy of Sweden to resolve this issue , and they also have requested on a daily basis consular access , '' State Department spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki told reporters . But family of Merrill Newman , too , says he 's been wanted by North Korea since October .
The man 's wife : ` ` The family says there has been dreadful news '' ` ` The postcards sent to friends ... describe good times , good times , '' she said . State Department has declined to identify the American , citing privacy issues . But family of Merrill Newman , too , says he 's been wanted by North Korea since October .