Iowa prosecutor charged over deportation threats to doctor

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Source: Associated Press

Iowa prosecutor charged over deportation threats to doctor

By RYAN J. FOLEY
October 14, 2020

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa prosecutor has been charged with harassment for allegedly threatening to pursue meritless criminal charges against his ex-fiancee, a doctor from Iran, that he warned could cause her deportation.

Ryan McCord, 40, was an assistant Des Moines County attorney in Burlington when he allegedly harassed the woman for months after they ended their relationship, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday.

The woman works as a physician at the Great River Medical Center in Burlington on a visa for foreign-born doctors.

McCord falsely told the woman that he had a pending domestic violence charge against her at the sheriff’s office that could be filed if they didn’t get back together, the complaint says.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/iran-iowa-city-immigration-burlington-iowa-52c3e1364371360ae009ad8304f5da35


In this Oct. 12, 2020 booking photo provided by the Appanoose County Sherrif's Office, in Centerville, Iowa, shows Ryan James McCord. McCord, a former criminal prosecutor in Des Moines County, is charged with harassment for allegedly threatening to pursue meritless criminal charges against his ex-fiancee, a doctor from Iran, that he warned could lead to her deportation. (Appanoose County Sherrif's Office via AP)

[nykym]

1. Deport his ass

to Iran instead, lets see how hw deals with that.