On 23 January 2025, a pre-sentence evidentiary hearing was held in Philadelphia in the case against Laye Sekou Camara, aka K-1. The hearing followed Camara’s guilty plea that waived his right to a trial before a jury. Held long before the sentencing hearing, scheduled for 19 May, it was unusual but importantly gave an opportunity to 9 Liberian witnesses to testify.
Laye Sekou Camara, alleged high-ranking member of the LURD, who was due to stand trial for immigration fraud in Philadelphia, has plead guilty to all four counts of immigration fraud. He is due to be sentenced on 19 May 2025.
Laye Sekou Camara, also known by his noms de guerre “General K-1” and “General Dragon Master”, is alleged to have participated in Liberia’s brutal second civil war as a high-ranking member of the LURD (Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy).
Alleged Former Liberian Rebel Commander Arrested in the U.S. Sekou Kamara, allegedly a former commander of the rebel group LURD (Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy) during the Second Liberian Civil War (1999-2003) was arrested in New York, U.S., on March 26, 2022. A criminal complaint was submitted to the United States District Court of Eastern […]
