Hawthorne Man Gets 212 Years For Collecting Insurance After Driving Off Of San Pedro Wharf, Killing 2 Autistic Sons
LAPPL News Watch
March 12, 2021
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46-year-old Hawthorne man was sentenced to 212 years in federal prison
on Thursday, March 11, for fraudulently obtaining $260,000 from
insurance policies after, authorities say, he purposely drove off of the
San Pedro wharf to drown two severely autistic sons strapped in car
seats. He was also ordered to pay $260,000-plus in restitution in the
case, which was investigated by the FBI and the IRS.
Prosecutors, who
successfully recommended the maximum sentence, said Ali Elmezayen also
intended for his wife or domestic partner at the time, Rabab Diab, to
die, noting she wasn’t a strong swimmer. Court documents describe their
relationship both ways.
The sentencing stems from the October 2019
conviction of Elmezayen for 14 charges that include mail and wire fraud,
aggravated identity theft and money laundering.
He had taken out life
insurance policies on his wife and kids and claimed his sons’ deaths
were an accident in order to collect, prosecutors have said.
The April
9, 2015, crash killed Elhassan, 13, and Abdelkarim, 8. Diab escaped the
car and was rescued by a witness. Elmezayen did not make an attempt to
help Diab or the boys, prosecutors said.
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