Lackawanna father going to prison for 17 years for his role in kidnapping conspiracy attempting to force his daughter to marry in Yemen

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Khaled Abughanem, 53, of Lackawanna, NY, who was convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to kidnap a person in a foreign country, kidnapping conspiracy, and threatening to retaliate against a victim, was sentenced to serve 204 months in prison by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr.