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Swampscott Man Hid Past As Violent Guard At Notorious Bosnian Prison Camp: Feds Swampscott Man Hid Past As Violent Guard At Notorious Bosnian Prison Camp: Feds
Swampscott Man Hid Past As Violent Guard At Notorious Bosnian Prison Camp: Feds A 50-year-old Swampscott man who fled to the United States as a refugee to become a citizen may be a violent former Bosnian prison guard that oversaw the torture, rape, and abuse of hundreds of Serbian prisoners, authorities said.  Kemal Mrndzic was charged with falsifying, concealing, and covering up a material fact from the US government by trick, scheme, or device, using a fraudulently obtained US passport and possessing and using a fraudulently obtained naturalization certificate and fraudulently obtained Social Security card, the US Attorney for Massachusett said. He was released a…

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by Josh Lanier
News
Ukrainian Academic Takes Refuge In Massachusetts Thanks To Tufts Program Ukrainian Academic Takes Refuge In Massachusetts Thanks To Tufts Program
Ukrainian Academic Takes Refuge In Massachusetts Thanks To Tufts Program The work of a lifetime does not stop because of political or humanitarian crises, at least for academics supported by Tufts University's Scholars at Risk program. Tufts has participated in the international umbrella program "Scholars at Risk" since 2011, according to the university. The program has recently expanded and is currently supporting four academics from war-torn countries, two from Afghanistan and two from Ukraine. Volodymr Dubovyk, who has a permanent position in Ukraine as an associate professor at Odesa Mechnikov National University, now holds a temporary position as a visiti…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Lifestyle
Wakefield Students Repair Car Donated To Afghani Refugee With Young Child Wakefield Students Repair Car Donated To Afghani Refugee With Young Child
Wakefield Students Repair Car Donated To Afghani Refugee With Young Child An Afghani refugee can get to work on his own, and even pick up more shifts, after automotive technology students repaired a vehicle donated from the non-profit organization Second Chance Cars. The refugee, whose name cannot be released, immigrated to America after assisting US military forces during the war in Afghanistan.  He was using ride share services to get to work and transport his young child, but the costs of these services were mounting.  Northeast Metro Tech Automotive Technology students refurbished a 2006 Honda Accord for the man, repairing and reinforcing the …

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by Morgan Gonzales