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Alleged Saddam agent out on $250K bond in visa fraud case September 17, 2004 BY NATASHA KORECKI Staff Reporter Advertisement A Des Plaines man who prosecutors say was an Iraqi spy was freed on $250,000 bond Thursday and ordered confined to his home as he awaits trial. Sami Khoshaba Latchin, 57, was released after his wife and brother posted their homes as bond. U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer sternly warned Latchin that if he flees, he could face additional charges and more than the 10 years in prison he now faces. "You understand if you flee these innocent people would lose their property?" Pallmeyer asked. "Yes," Latchin said, speaking through an Assyrian interpreter. Calling it an "important matter," Pallmeyer quickly scheduled a trial for Jan. 24. Latchin, who will be placed on electronic monitoring, is charged with lying on his visa application by allegedly failing to disclose his association with the Mukhabbarat, the intelligence agency of the former Iraqi government. Though prosecutors called him a "sleeper agent" sent by Saddam Hussein's regime to assimilate into U.S. culture, then gather intelligence when activated, he was only charged with visa fraud. Latchin's attorney, Mary Judge, argued that charge is not enough to keep Latchin in federal prison until his trial. Assistant U.S. Attorney James Conway argued against releasing Latchin, saying he knows several languages, allowing him to easily flee elsewhere. Latchin previously worked security and baggage detail at O'Hare Airport and his wife still works as an airport gate agent. --------------------- |
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