Mohamad Mustapha Ali Masfaka

AKA: Mohammad Masfaka; Mohamad Rateb; Abu Ratib; Abu Rateb
Released
Date of birth:1962
Gender:Male
Era:2010s
State:Michigan
Time Imprisoned:
11 Months 5 Days
Support
Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development
Mohamad Mustapha Ali Masfaka

Biography

Mohamad Mustapha Ali Masfaka, born in Aleppo in 1962 and widely known by the stage name Abu Rateb, is a Syrian singer known for religious and political songs. U.S. authorities arrested him at the Ambassador Bridge on January 22, 2010, as he returned from Canada. Prosecutors charged him with false statements connected to his work for the Holy Land Foundation in Detroit during 1997 and 1998 and his later naturalization application. Masfaka pleaded guilty on October 14, 2010 to making false statements under oath in naturalization proceedings. He was sentenced on December 14 to one year and one day, received credit for the time he had already served, and was released after a December 27 immigration hearing with an agreement to leave the United States voluntarily.

Case

Charges: Making false statements under oath in naturalization proceedings, 18 U.S.C. § 1015(a).
Arrested: Jan 22, 2010
Sentenced: Dec 14, 2010
Incarcerated: Jan 22, 2010
Released: Dec 27, 2010
Sentence: One year and one day in federal custody, credited as time served, followed by an order of deportation; released after the December 27, 2010 immigration hearing to depart voluntarily.
Convicted: Yes
Plead: Guilty

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