Kosovo Man Sentenced For Visa Fraud
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors say an ethnic Albanian from Kosovo has been sentenced to five years in prison for visa fraud.
Brahim Lajqi, 51, who lives in Silver Spring, was sentenced Monday. U.S. District Judge Roger Titus granted the government's request for an enhanced sentence because of statements Lajqi made about engaging in
terrorist activity.
Prosecutors say Lajqi was angry about U.S. involvement in the Kosovo conflict, which he believed led to the deaths of several relatives.
According to his guilty plea, Lajqi made false statements on immigration documents.
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