L.I. beekeeper hid his role ordering murders, rape in Rwandan genocide to live in U.S.: feds
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A man who directed rapes and murders during the 1994 Rwanda genocide lied to U.S. immigration officials about his role in the 100-day massacre and started a new life as a Long Island beekeeper, federal prosecutors allege.The feds on Thursday arrested Faustin Nsabumukunzi at his Bridgehampton home, accusing him of making false statements in his applications for a visa, green card and for U.S. citizenship.“I know I’m finished,” he told federal agents during his arrest, according to court filings.The genocide started April 7, 1994, a day after the presidents of Rwanda and Burundi died in a missile attack on their aircraft, when moderate Hutu prime minister of Rwanda, Agathe Uwilingiyimana, and her husband were killed by Rwandan soldiers. In the 100 days that followed, Hutu extremists slaughtered and raped hundreds of thousands of minority Tutsi and Hutu moderates.Nsabumukunzi was a “sector counsilor” in Kibirizi, in the Butare Prefecture in Southern Rwanda, where he “held a leadership pos...