Suspected Nazi Strikes Deal to Remain

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Guardian

Wednesday January 19, 2005 4:16 PM


DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio man accused of being a Nazi concentration camp guard during World War II has agreed to give up his American citizenship if the government drops its case against him, but will be allowed to remain in the country.

Ildefonsas Bucmys, 84, would become a permanent legal alien under the deal, which must still be approved by a federal judge.

``For Mr. Bucmys, this settlement is a far better alternative than spending several more years fighting the United States government in the courts,'' said Mark Henry, one of Bucmys' attorneys.

Attorneys for Bucmys, a native of Lithuania who came to the United States in 1958, have said he was a guard at the Majdanek concentration camp near Lublin, Poland, but never harmed prisoners. Bucmys has denied seeing the gas chambers at Majdanek. He said he deserted in 1943.

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