Cleveland, Ohio – A former Northeast Ohio physician has been indicted by a federal grand jury for naturalization fraud, accused of lying on official documents and during a citizenship interview to hide his involvement in a violent crime. Yousif Abdulraouf Alhallaq, 46, of Canton, is facing serious legal consequences after federal prosecutors alleged that he provided false answers on his U.S. naturalization application and under oath during an interview with immigration officials.
According to the indictment, Alhallaq, who was born in Kuwait and held Jordanian citizenship at the time, first entered the United States in 2006 on an H1B visa. In 2011, he applied for and received permanent residency status, which allowed him to continue his medical career in Northeast Ohio. For years, Alhallaq practiced as a doctor while concealing a dark secret—he had attempted to poison a woman who was pregnant with his child.
In December 2014, federal authorities say Alhallaq deliberately poisoned the pregnant woman in an effort to terminate the pregnancy without her knowledge. He was later indicted on March 18, 2021, in Stark County and charged with one count of attempted murder and two counts of felonious assault. The charges stemmed from his actions that aimed to “purposely cause the termination of the victim’s pregnancy and knowingly causing serious physical harm to the victim and her unborn child.” In September 2021, Alhallaq pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced to four years in prison…