Jsutice Dept.: Former Syrian Prison Official Charged With Immigration Fraud
August 10, 2024
August 10, 2024
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2024:
A former Syrian government official was indicted today in Los Angeles on criminal charges for lying to U.S. immigration authorities about his time running a Syrian prison where prisoners, including political dissidents, were physically mistreated.
According to court documents, Samir Ousman Alsheikh, 72, of Lexington, South Carolina, was a Syrian government official w . . .
A former Syrian government official was indicted today in Los Angeles on criminal charges for lying to U.S. immigration authorities about his time running a Syrian prison where prisoners, including political dissidents, were physically mistreated.
According to court documents, Samir Ousman Alsheikh, 72, of Lexington, South Carolina, was a Syrian government official w . . .