WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Grants and Training issued the following news release:
Ross Roggio, 55, of Stroudsburg, received the sentence April 15 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
"The extensive cooperation, information sharing and dedication shown by the law enforcement agencies involved in this investigation has been extraordinary," said HSI Philadelphia acting Special Agent in Charge. "Roggio's sentence stands as proof that the United States will investigate and prosecute those that break our laws and violate human rights regardless of where they are committed."
According to the investigation, Roggio arranged for Kurdish soldiers to abduct and detain t...