SHARE
A Jordanian man pleaded guilty this week to money laundering and stealing documents from the American government
The charges relate to a scheme that enabled some Iraqis to cheat in refugee applications to the US.
After finding out about the syndicate this month, the US stopped processing applications from Iraqis seeking refugee status for a period of 90 days.
The Justice Department said the US Citizenship and Immigration Service employed Mr Sad in Amman from 2007 to 2016.
He pleaded guilty before
a District of Columbia court on Tuesday to several charges related to his role in a scheme to defraud US refugee programmes”, the Justice Department