Newsday.com: Two sentenced in illegal Iraqi charity case

Newsday.com: Two sentenced in illegal Iraqi charity case: "Two sentenced in illegal Iraqi charity case
June 1, 2005, 5:33 PM EDT


SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Two people who pleaded guilty in the federal government's case against an Iraqi charity were fined Wednesday and sentenced to two years of probation.

Priscilla Dhafir, who admitted to knowingly making a false statement to Medicare investigators, was fined $10,000 and also will have to pay nearly $63,000 in restitution. William Hatfield, an accountant who pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting Dr. Rafil Dhafir in filing a false tax form, was fined $15,000. Both also will undergo three years of supervised release and perform 150 hours of community service. "