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  • Ohio Imam Gets Two Months Prison (Lied about Terrorist Connections on Citizenship Application)

    09/20/2004 4:03:44 PM PDT · by xzins · 32 replies · 1,074+ views
    TBT ^ | 20 Sep 04 | THOMAS J. SHEERAN
    Ohio Imam Gets Two Months in Prison By THOMAS J. SHEERAN, Associated Press Writer AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- The leader of Ohio's largest mosque was sentenced Monday to two months in federal prison and four months of house arrest for lying about his connections to terrorist groups when he applied for U.S. citizenship. Palestinian-born Fawaz Damra, imam of the Islamic Center of Cleveland, could have received up to five years in prison on the charge of obtaining U.S. citizenship in 1994 by providing false information. Prosecutors had requested the maximum sentence, but U.S. District Judge James S. Gwin said he...