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Human Rights

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Former Bosnian Prison Camp Supervisor Sentenced to Over 5 Years in Prison for Concealing Participation in Wartime Persecution

BOSTON — A Swampscott man was sentenced in federal court after concealing his persecution of ethnic Serbs during the Bosnian War as well as making false claims to come to the United States and ultimately become a U.S. citizen.

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HSI Investigation Leads to Torture Charges for Former Syrian Official

LOS ANGELES — An investigation conducted by HSI and the FBI led to a former Syrian government official being charged with torture.

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HSI Honors Human Rights Day

WASHINGTON — The HSI Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center commemorates Human Rights Day on December 10, the same day the U.N. General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.

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HSI Investigation Leads to Conviction of Former Bosnian Prison Camp Supervisor for Scheme to Conceal Participation in Wartime Persecution

BOSTON — A Swampscott man was convicted Oct. 18 following a two-week jury trial in Boston after HSI special agents uncovered a 25-year scheme to conceal his persecution of ethnic Serbs during the Bosnian War.

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HSI Investigation Results in Croatian War Criminal Being Convicted of Immigration Fraud

WASHINGTON — An Ohio man was sentenced Oct. 15 to three years in prison for possessing a green card he illegally obtained by concealing that he had been charged with a war crime in Croatia prior to immigrating to the United States.

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Former Syrian Prison Official Charged With Immigration Fraud After HSI Investigation

LOS ANGELES — A former Syrian government official was indicted 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.

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HSI New York Joins Department of Treasury in Announcing Sanctions Against Corruption Network in Guyana

NEW YORK — HSI joined the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, in coordination with law enforcement partners, in announcing sanctions against a corruption network in Guyana.

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HSI Investigation Leads to Indictment of Brazilian Man for Visa Fraud and Perjury

BOSTON — A Brazilian man residing in Malden was indicted May 29 after an investigation by HSI New England found he was using and possessing a fraudulently obtained visa to enter the United States and lied on his immigration applications.