Ohio Man Who Concealed Croatian War Crime Conviction Sentenced to Prison for Immigration Fraud
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Source: US Department of Justice
Jugoslav Vidic (56) of Parma Heights, OH, was sentenced to three years in prison for possessing a green card he illegally obtained by concealing that he had been charged with a war crime in Croatia in 1994 prior to immigrating to the US. A Croatian court convicted Vidic in absentia in 1998.
Authorities revealed that during an attack by ethnic Serb forces in Petrinja, Croatia, on 16 Sep 1991, Vidic, a soldier in the Serb Army of Krajina, cut off the arm of civilian Stjepan Komes, who died afterward. Vidic admitted that he knew about the Croatian charges when he immigrated to the US as a refugee in 1999 and when he applied to become a lawful permanent resident in 2000. He lied during his interview with US immigration officials and he received his green card in 2005.
As part of the plea agreement, Vidic agreed to the entry of a judicial order of removal from the US.
Read more: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ohio-man-who-concealed-croatian-war-crime-charge-sentenced-prison-immigration-fraud
Jugoslav Vidic, pictured in this undated official photo, is what the USIC describes as a "PIFWC" (Person Indicted for War Crimes). (Image: 24 SATA News)
The depravity of the Republika Srpska Army (VRS) is captured perfectly here. For the amusement of his comrades, a Serb fighter points a firearm at the head of a laughing boy on the outskirts of Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, circa 1992-95. (Public domain imagery)
In this undated photo, a Yugoslavian man is pleading for his life from paramilitary fighters circa 1991-1995. The man’s whereabouts and fate are unknown.
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Sources:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ohio-man-who-concealed-croatian-war-crime-charge-sentenced-prison-immigration-fraud
https://srebrenica.org.uk/what-happened/bosnian-war-a-brief-overview