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Vendors & MarketEmerging1 sourceSep 17, 2026 · 12:00via USAO Central District of California

Former Syrian Prison Chief Sentenced to 60 Years in Federal Prison for Torturing Inmates and Lying to U.S. Immigration Officials

Brief

A former Syrian government official who was the head of one of that nation’s major prisons was sentenced today to 60 years in federal prison for torturing inmates, then later lying about it to United States immigration officials to fraudulently obtain a green card and attempt to naturalize as a U. S. citizen.

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