An alleged leader of violence during the Rwandan genocide in 1994 has been living in an exclusive enclave on Long Island as a beekeeper. He was arrested Thursday and accused of concealing his role in horrific violence and human rights violations by making false statements in his applications for a visa, green card and for U.S. citizenship, according to the Justice Department.
Faustin Nsabumukunzi is charged with visa fraud and attempted naturalization fraud for allegedly lying on his application for a green card and for U.S. citizenship.
Nsabumukunzi was arrested at his home in Bridgehampton and pleaded not guilty Thursday in Islip federal court. He was released on $250,000 bond with home detention and GPS monitoring and will be allowed to keep working as a gardener for a private equity entrepreneur on Long Island who signed his bond.
“As alleged, Nsabumukunzi repeatedly lied to conceal his involvement in the horrific Rwandan genocide while seeking to become a lawful permanent resident and citizen of the United States,” said United States Attorney John Durham. “For over two decades, he got away with those lies and lived in the United States with an undeserved clean slate, a luxury that his victims will never have, but thanks to the tenacious efforts of our investigators and prosecutors, the defendant finally will be held accountable for his brutal actions.”
According to officials, Nsabumukunzi served as a local leader with the title of “Sector Councilor” in Rwanda in 1994 when the genocide began. Between April 1994 and July 1994, members of the majority Hutu population persecuted the minority Tutsis, committing acts of violence, including murder, rape and sexual violence. During the three-month genocide, an estimated 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus died.
According to the indictment, Nsabumukunzi used his leadership position as Sector Councilor to oversee the violence and killings of Tutsis in his local sector of Kibirizi and directed groups of armed Hutus to kill Tutsis. He set up roadblocks during the genocide to detain and kill Tutsis and participated in killings and violence, according to court documents.
Wow. That’s a fucking wild story. Rwandan genocide leader > Hamptons beekeeper
Man of many talents. But honestly they should have seen this coming
I wonder how many immigration applicants actually answered yes to that question 😅
The fact that question exists on an immigration application form… 🤷♂️
Are there really that many folks attempting immigration that have “engaged in genocide”…??
I’m sure there were at least a few in the 90s from the former Yugoslavia.
The point of those questions is to make potential immigrants commit the crime of lying on federal forms, which gives the government an easy way to cancel the visa.
I’m sure there are people that come from an apartheid country that practices conscription and is actively engaged in an ongoing genocide.
There’s got to be at least a few people that come from an ethnostate built on the intentional eradication of an entire ethnic group.
There are definitely members of the IDF who have immigrated. For schooling at least, if not permanent relocation.