1 9 6 2 ▁on ▁charges ▁that ▁during ▁the ▁German ▁occupation , ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁command ant ▁of ▁a ▁Naz i ▁concentration ▁camp ▁at ▁T art u ▁and ▁had ▁personally ▁shot ▁innoc ent ▁civ ili ans — men , ▁women ▁and ▁children . ▁After ▁Soviet ▁arm ies ▁pushed ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁out ▁of ▁Est onia , ▁L inn as ▁fought ▁with ▁the ▁German ▁army ▁and ▁was ▁wounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁Then ▁he ▁stayed ▁in ▁Dis pla ced ▁Pers ons ▁cam ps ▁in ▁Germany ▁until ▁em igr ating ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁ ▁Deport ation ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁L inn as ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁land ▁survey or , ▁living ▁quietly ▁in ▁Green la wn , ▁New ▁York , ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁when ▁U . S . ▁imm igration ▁officials ▁charged ▁him ▁with ▁making ▁false ▁statements ▁to ▁gain ▁entry ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁the ▁Federal ▁District ▁Court ▁in ▁West bury , ▁New ▁York , ▁stri pped ▁then - 6 2 - year - old ▁L inn as ▁of ▁his ▁U . S . ▁citizens hip ▁for ▁having ▁li ed ▁to ▁imm igration ▁officials ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁earlier ▁about ▁his ▁Naz i ▁past . ▁L inn as ' ▁cr imes , ▁the ▁judge ▁said , ▁" w ere ▁such ▁as ▁to ▁off end ▁the ▁dec