Bosnian national accused of hiding prisoner abuse in citizenship bid
A federal grand jury in the District of Idaho has indicted Miran Kostic, 66, of Boise, on charges of lying while attempting to obtain U.S. citizenship, according to court documents. Kostic, a national of Bosnia and Herzegovina, faces one count of attempted naturalization fraud and one count of making material false statements to law enforcement agents. According to court documents, Kostic held a high-level position in the so-called Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia.
- ▪A federal grand jury in the District of Idaho has indicted Miran Kostic, 66, of Boise, on charges of lying while attempting to obtain U.S. citizenship, according to court documents.
- ▪Kostic, a national of Bosnia and Herzegovina, faces one count of attempted naturalization fraud and one count of making material false statements to law enforcement agents.
- ▪According to court documents, Kostic held a high-level position in the so-called Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia.
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A federal grand jury in the District of Idaho has indicted Miran Kostic, 66, of Boise, on charges of lying while attempting to obtain U.S. citizenship, according to court documents. Kostic, a national of Bosnia and Herzegovina, faces one count of attempted naturalization fraud and one count of making material false statements to law enforcement agents. According to court documents, Kostic held a high-level position in the so-called Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia. In that role, prosecutors allege he pistol-whipped prisoners, beat them with wooden clubs, stakes and his fists, and kicked them, causing them to lose consciousness. He also allegedly forced prisoners to beat one another and ordered other members of the group to beat prisoners.
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