Former Bosnian Prison Camp Supervisor Sentenced for Wartime Atrocities and Immigration Fraud

Kemal Mrndzic, a naturalized U.S. citizen, received a 65-month prison sentence for concealing his role in torturing ethnic Serbs during the Bosnian War and falsifying refugee and citizenship applications.

• Kemal Mrndzic, 52, was sentenced to 65 months in prison and three years of supervised release for lying about his role in the persecution of ethnic Serbs at the Celebici prison camp during the Bosnian War.
• Mrndzic, a former supervisor at the camp, was convicted of fraudulently obtaining U.S. refugee status and citizenship by fabricating a story of being persecuted by Serb forces.
• Survivors of the Celebici prison camp provided key testimony, detailing the brutal torture, starvation, and abuse inflicted under Mrndzic’s supervision in 1992.
• Authorities are working to revoke Mrndzic’s U.S. citizenship, which was obtained through false claims in his refugee application and subsequent naturalization process.
• The case highlights ongoing efforts to hold war criminals accountable, even decades after their crimes, through survivor testimony and international cooperation.

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