A Palestinian-born leader of a U.S. mosque was sentenced to jail for lying about his connection to terrorist groups when he applied for citizenship. Fawaz Damra, the imam of the Islamic Center of Cleveland, received two months in prison and four months of house arrest on Monday.
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