2 Naturalized Individuals Found to Have Committed Fraud to Obtain US Citizenship: DOJ

While one has his U.S. citizenship revoked, the other is sentenced to 30 months in prison.
2 Naturalized Individuals Found to Have Committed Fraud to Obtain US Citizenship: DOJ
A U.S. Passport cover in Washington on May 25, 2021. Eileen Putman/AP Photo
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Two naturalized individuals were recently sentenced by courts for false claims regarding their criminal backgrounds in order to secure American citizenship.

On Friday, the District Court for the Southern District of New York revoked the naturalized citizenship of Italian native Michael Pizzuti after the court determined he had “committed crimes involving moral turpitude and unlawful acts,” the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in an April 10 statement.
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