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October 2, 2013

Ex-Guatemalan Officer Convicted of Lying About Role in '82 Massacre 
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A former Guatemalan commando has been found guilty of immigration fraud
for concealing his role in a 1982 massacre. On Tuesday, a federal jury
convicted Jorge Vinicio Sosa Orantes for lying about his involvement in
the killings of 250 civilians in the Guatemalan hamlet of Dos Erres. As
a lieutenant in Guatemala's notorious Kaibiles special forces, Sosa is
said to have overseen the extermination of Dos Erres villagers,
reportedly ordering his unit to throw babies down a well. He faces 10
years in prison, the revocation of his U.S. citizenship and possibly
deportation to Guatemala..

 

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