Former Syrian Official in Charge of Notorious Prison Is Arrested in California
Briefly

Federal law enforcement agents detained former Syrian official Samir Ousman al-Sheikh in California for attempted naturalization fraud before his one-way flight to Beirut.
Al-Sheikh, accused of running Syria's notorious Adra prison, faces charges for falsely describing his persecution of political dissidents and involvement in killings to seek U.S. citizenship.
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