ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Federal prosecutors want to revoke the U.S. citizenship of a South Africa man convicted of killing two Alaska Native women for allegedly lying on his naturalization application for saying he had neither killed nor hurt anyone.
Brian Steven Smith, 52, was convicted earlier this year in the deaths of the two women, narrating as he recorded one woman dying. That video was stored on a phone that was stolen from his pickup. The images were transferred to a memory card and later turned over to police by the person who took the phone.
Smith lied when he responded to questions on the naturalization application asking whether he had been involved in a killing or badly hurting or sexually assaulting someone, the U.S. Attorney’s office in Alaska said in a statement Friday.
Smith answered “no” to those questions, but prosecutors say he had committed the two murders that involved torture and sexual assault by the time he completed the application, officials said.
G7 comes for Putin, Ayatollah and Xi: Ukraine to receive frozen Russian assets to fund 'game
UNGA president advocates for sustainability in daily life
Full Text of President Xi Jinping's 2024 New Year Message
U.S. bears a lot of responsibility for deglobalization trend: former Secretary of Commerce
Rangers option rookie Jack Leiter 1 day after he allowed 7 runs in his major league debut
Comicomment: 'Summit for Democracy' not about democracy
Xi, Biden Exchange Congratulations on 45th Anniversary of Diplomatic Ties
270 killed as deadly military conflict in Sudan rages into 4th day
Pennsylvania cop and military veteran, 28, 'raped 13
U.S. Summit for Democracy fans flame of confrontation to tumultuate world
Cycling star Evenepoel targets June return from crash ahead of Tour de France and Paris Olympics
WWF calls for global treaty to protect high seas