03/02/2017
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Rwandan man sentenced in Iowa to 15 years in federal prison for US naturalization fraud
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A man from Rwanda, who actively participated in the Rwandan genocide and then committed U.S. naturalization fraud, was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in federal prison.
This sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney Kevin W. Techau, Northern District of Iowa. The investigation was conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
In January 2016, Gervais, aka "Ken," Ngombwa was convicted of one count of unlawfully procuring, or attempting to procure, naturalization or U.S. citizenship; one count of procuring U.S. citizenship to which he was not entitled; one count of conspiracy to unlawfully procure U.S. citizenship; and one count of making a materially false statement to agents of the Department of Homeland Security. Evidence presented at trial showed Ngombwa knowingly made several material false statements to procure entry into the United States from Rwanda in 1998. Notably, Ngombwa falsely claimed to be the brother of Faustin Twagiramungu, a former Prime Minister of Rwanda, who lives in exile in Belgium.
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/rwandan-man-sentenced-iowa-15-years-federal-prison-us-naturalization-fraud
