Kemal Mrndzic, Naturalization Fraud, Massachusetts 2024

Grimy Times has learned that the federal government has filed a civil complaint against Kemal Mrndzic, a Bosnian war persecutor, for fraudulently obtaining US citizenship.

The complaint alleges that Mrndzic, a former guard at the notorious Čelebići prison camp, failed to disclose his role in the camp during his immigration proceedings. At Čelebići, inmates were subjected to beatings, torture, sexual assault, starvation, and murder.

In October 2024, a federal jury in Boston, Massachusetts, found Mrndzic guilty of several criminal fraud and misrepresentation counts. The jury's guilty verdict established that Mrndzic falsified and misrepresented information material to his naturalization eligibility.

The allegations in the complaint demonstrate the value this administration places upon both the integrity of its naturalization process and ensuring that those who persecute others based on protected bases, especially in wartime, do not reap the benefits of refuge in the United States by gaming America's immigration process.

Among other facts, Mrndzic failed to disclose to immigration authorities the nature and timing of his military service during the Bosnian War. Specifically, he failed to disclose that he persecuted Bosnian-Serb inmates as a prison guard at Čelebići. Mrndzic's 2024 conviction established his ineligibility to naturalize, as the Justice Department alleges in the naturalization revocation complaint.

This case is being civilly prosecuted by the Justice Department's Office of Immigration Litigation, Affirmative Litigation Unit, after extensive investigation by ICE's Homeland Security Investigations and criminal prosecution by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts.

As part of the complaint, the government seeks to revoke Mrndzic's US citizenship.

The defendant's exact criminal charges are criminal fraud and misrepresentation counts.

The exact date of the crime is October 2024.

The sentence or outcome is not specified in the complaint, but Mrndzic's 2024 conviction established his ineligibility to naturalize.

Defendant: Kemal Mrndzic, a Bosnian war persecutor, and former guard at Čelebići prison camp.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-files-denaturalization-complaint-against-bosnian-war-persecutor-who