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Harrisburg, Pa. — A Pennsylvania man was sentenced Monday to 70 years in prison for torturing an Estonian man in 2015 in Iraq, as well as the illegal export of
Man Convicted Of Torture And Exporting Weapons Parts And Related Services To Iraq A federal jury convicted a Pennsylvania man on May 19 for numerous crimes, including the torture of an Estonian citizen in 2015 in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, in connection with the operation of an illegal weapons manufacturing plant in Kurdistan. According
Ross Roggio could be sentenced to life in prison for his activities in Iraq.
Roggio is the second defendant to be convicted of torture since the federal torture statute went into effect in 1994. Roggio is the second defendant to be convicted of torture since the federal torture statute went into effect in 1994.