John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of
Connecticut, announced that ALAA HASAN QALB ALLOUZ, 34, a citizen of Syria last
residing in New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A.
Meyer in New Haven to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of
supervised release, for stalking in violation of a protective order.
According to court documents and statements made in court,
in July 2016, Allouz, his wife and their children emigrated from Syria and
settled in New Haven. In April 2017,
Allouz’s wife filed a petition for dissolution of marriage, after incidents of
domestic violence and Allouz’s state arrests for risk of injury, assault,
breach of peace, and violation of a protective order offenses. In July 2017, Allouz’s wife obtained a Standing
Criminal Protective Order ordering Allouz not to contact his wife. In August 2017, after Allouz threatened his
wife, Allouz’s wife withdrew her petition for dissolution of marriage.
On February 2, 2018, Allouz was taken into custody by U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement on a federal arrest warrant and order of
deportation, and he was transferred from a Connecticut state prison to a
detention center in Massachusetts. While
he was detained in ICE custody, Allouz made multiple phone calls to his wife
during which he repeatedly harassed, threatened and intimidated her. He also made calls to other individuals
during which he threatened to harm his wife and her family members. Allouz also
threatened his wife and her family members in letters and e-mails.
Allouz has been detained, first in state and then federal
custody, since January 10, 2017. On
February 5, 2019, a federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment
charging him with one count of stalking in violation of a protective order. He pleaded guilty to the offense on May 15,
2019.
This matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Douglas P. Morabito.
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