…..and surprise! surprise! lied on his application for refugee status.
The US State Department is quick to say that refugees are thoroughly screened before arriving in the US, don’t believe them. The case of Almaz Nezirovic is not the first case of refugee fraud we have reported over the years.
From WDBJ-7 (hat tip: Robin):
ROANOKE, Va. –
A former Bosnian prison guard who lived in Roanoke and is accused of war crimes against Serbian prisoners has been sent back to Bosnia.
Almaz Nezirovic, 54, was extradited back to Bosnia on Wednesday.
He is accused of committing war crimes against civilians between April and July 1992 during the Bosnian War.
Bosnian officials believe that Nezirovic beat unarmed civilian prisoners.
“This included allegedly stripping victims naked, beating them severely with a club, and forcing them to eat grass on which others had urinated,” according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Virginia.
After the war in the former Yugoslavia ended in 1995, Nezirovic sought refugee status in the United States, where he later applied for a green card and to become a naturalized U.S. citizen.
Nezirovic was originally arrested in June 2011 and charged with two counts of naturalization fraud. Those charges stemmed from false statements about his wartime activities and other conduct during his citizenship application.
Continue reading here. There is more, plus the US Attorney’s news release is printed in full.
We first posted on this case in 2011, here, so imagine what this investigation, incarceration and trial has cost the US taxpayer! I think there should be a law that when refugees go through the criminal justice system, the US State Department budget should pay the costs. I know that is still taxpayer money, but maybe it would help alert everyone to the fact that the State Department really doesn’t know who the hell they are sending to unsuspecting towns.
Roanoke
Roanoke, VA has had its share of charming refugees. Remember the 2009 case of 4 African refugees plotting to kidnap local rich women!
We also had a 2008 story about tensions building between the local African American community and their new African brethren being resettled there.
So who is doing the resettling in Roanoke? For new readers who want to check out who is responsible for colonizing your towns and cities, go to this handy list and have a look.
By the way, it was Bill Clinton who brought in the over 100,000 mostly Muslim Bosnians to America!
It seems that the US Conference of Catholic Bishops/Catholic Charities is responsible for changing Roanoke. Don’t ask me why they have two offices there largely paid for by you!
USCCB
VA-USCCB-03: Commonwealth Catholic Charities
Address:
820 Campbell Avenue, Sw
Roanoke, VA 24016-3536
Phone:
540-342-7561
USCCB
VA-USCCB-07: Commonwealth Catholic Charities
Address:
541 Luck Avenue SW, Ste. 118
Roanoke, VA 24016
Phone:
804-545-5930