Sami Khoshaba Latchin is an ethnic Assyrian and Christian Iraqi-born U.S. citizen, who was jailed for four years for acting as a sleeper agent of the Iraqi government by another former Iraqi soldier who is now a sheriff in Des Plaines Illinois.[1]

Biography

Sami Khoshaba Latchin was born in Duhok, Iraq He moved to the U.S. in 1993, and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1998.[2]

Spy charges

Latchin was arrested by U.S. federal agents in August 2004, on charges of making false statements to immigration officials when he applied for his citizenship. The indictment claimed Latchin failed to disclose his employment by the Iraqi Intelligence Service and membership Iraq's Baath Party. It also claimed that Latchin was a deep undercover "sleeper" spy, and that he had travelled overseas three times to meet with his handlers.[2] Latchin pleaded innocent to these charges. He was sentenced to four years in prison.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Spy for Iraq gets 4-year sentence
    Des Plaines man no threat, judge says - Chicago Tribune"    . archives.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  2. 1 2 "Federal Bureau of Investigation - Chicago Field Division Press Release - Department of Justice". chicago.fbi.gov. Archived from the original on June 30, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  3. ↑ Robinson, Mike (2007-11-27). "Man convicted of spying for Saddam Hussein sentenced to 4 years in federal prison". Associated Press.
  4. ↑ Korecki, Natasha (2007-04-17). "Jury convicts Iraqi spy". Chicago Sun Times.
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