{"id":60753,"date":"2026-04-13T12:04:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T19:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=60753"},"modified":"2026-04-13T12:04:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T19:04:51","slug":"woman-sentenced-to-30-months-for-naturalization-fraud-tied-to-bosnia-war-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=60753","title":{"rendered":"Woman Sentenced to 30 Months for Naturalization Fraud Tied to Bosnia War Crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"124\" data-end=\"296\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6759 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Department-of-Justice.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>A Connecticut woman who became a naturalized U.S. citizen was sentenced last week to 30 months in prison for naturalization fraud after lying about her past criminal conduct, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"298\" data-end=\"525\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">According to court documents and statements made in court, Nada Radovan Tomani\u0107, 53, of West Virginia, served in the 1990s with the Zulfikar Special Unit of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the region\u2019s armed conflict.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"527\" data-end=\"761\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Prosecutors stated that Tomani\u0107 and other members of the unit participated in the severe physical and psychological abuse of Bosnian Serb civilian prisoners, including acts of torture and other inhumane treatment that constituted war crimes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"1126\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Authorities stated that when Tomani\u0107 applied for U.S. naturalization in 2012, she falsely denied serving in a detention facility or in any role involving the detention of others. 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