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Former Harford County priest among those targeted for denaturalization by DOJ

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The United States Justice Department is seeking to revoke the citizenship of and deport 17 convicted offenders, including a former priest from Harford County. All 17 are accused of lying about their offenses and convictions on naturalization forms. In the case of 69-year-old Fernando Cristancho, it was his sexual assault of an 11-year-old boy while he was the assistant pastor of St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Harford County in the early 2000s. …

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Former Harford County priest among those targeted for denaturalization by DOJ

The United States Justice Department is seeking to revoke the citizenship of and deport 17 convicted offenders, including a former priest from Harford County. All 17 are accused of lying about their offenses and convictions on naturalization forms. In the case of 69-year-old Fernando Cristancho, it was his sexual assault of an 11-year-old boy while he was the assistant pastor of St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Harford County in the early 2000s. …

·Baltimore, United States
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WBAL broke the news in Baltimore, United States on Monday, June 8, 2026.
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