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Islamic Cleric Convicted Of Lying On Citizenship Application
POSTED: 12:56 pm EDT September 28,
2004
CLEVELAND -- A Cleveland Islamic leader convicted of lying on his citizenship application officially appealed his conviction Tuesday, reported NewsChannel5.
Imam Fwaz Damra filed the appeal papers with the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati.A federal jury in Akron convicted Damra of lying about connections with terrorist organizations on his application for U.S. citizenship a decade ago.Last week, a judge sentenced him to two months in prison and four months of house arrest.
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Previous Stories:
- September 23, 2004: Judge Revokes Convicted Imam's Citizenship
- September 21, 2004: Phone Call May Have Linked Imam To Terrorist Groups
- September 20, 2004: Imam Gets 2 Months For Hiding Ties To Terror Groups
- September 16, 2004: Imam's Lawyers Ask Judge For Mercy In Sentencing
- August 31, 2004: Judge Rejects Request To Overturn Imam Conviction
- June 17, 2004: Jury Reaches Guilty Verdict In Imam Trial
- June 16, 2004: Imam Trial Ends After Second Day
- June 15, 2004: Jury Selected In Trial Of Islamic Cleric Over Alleged Terrorism
- May 13, 2004: Investigators Look Into Finances Of Local Muslim Cleric
- March 7, 2004: Mosque Assembly Vote To Keep Imam
- February 25, 2003: Local Imam Accused Of Having Ties To Terrorists
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