Salvadoran accused in 1989 killings admits US lies
Salvadoran accused in 1989 killings admits US lies
By DENISE LAVOIE
AP Legal Affairs Writer
Published: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at 3:15 p.m.
A former El Salvadoran military official accused of colluding in the 1989 slayings of six Jesuit priests admitted Tuesday that he lied to U.S. immigration officials, a guilty plea that could allow him to be extradited to Spain for prosecution in the killings.
Inocente Orlando Montano was among 20 Salvadorans indicted in Spain last year for their alleged roles in the killings during El Salvador's 12-year civil war. Montano has denied any involvement in the assassinations.
Montano, now 70, had lived in the Boston area for about a decade when he was arrested last year on immigration charges. Once a high-ranking military official, he said he had been working at a candy factory in the U.S.
Under a deal with prosecutors, Montano pleaded guilty to three counts of immigration fraud and three counts of perjury. He admitted he lied when he applied for temporary protected status, a designation that allows some foreigners to stay in the United States if they are unable to safely return to their own country because of an armed conflict or other reasons.
More:
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20120911/APA/1209110771?p=2&tc=pg
