Woman Guilty of Lying About Mutilation Threat
From Times Wire Reports
A woman was convicted of perjury and other charges for claiming she was a disgraced tribal princess who would face sexual mutilation if deported to Ghana.
The federal court jury in Brooklyn deliberated about five hours before finding Regina Danson, 33, guilty of lying to immigration officials in a case that initially generated outrage over the practice of female genital excision in Africa and elsewhere.
Danson faces up to 16 months in prison and deportation at sentencing March 23.
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