Boļeslavs Maikovskis
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Boļeslavs Maikovskis was a Latvian Nazi collaborator who served as chief of police for the second precinct of Rēzekne
while the Germans occupied Latvia in World War II
.
After the war Maikovskis went to Austria.
Maikovskis lied on his US visa application where the question of “… had he been complicit in the persecutions of others during World War II…” That question was removed from the application the year after Maikovskis emigrated to the United States. Maikovskis was also listed in Wanted: The Search for Nazis in America.
Maikovskis lived in Mineola
, New York, for 36 years, where he was active in Latvian organizations, and worked as a carpenter until his retirement.
In 1965, Maikovskis was wanted for trial, and was tried and sentenced to death in absentia
, in his former Latvia (by the then Soviet Union).
His crimes were detailed in a late 1970s 60 Minutes
Sunday show.
Maikovskis fled from the US in 1987 after his deportation to the Soviet Union became a certainty. He settled in West Germany
after secretly convincing a diplomatic official to grant him a visa. Maikovskis was tried under the German court system in 1988, but by 1994 was deemed too frail to continue with the trial. He died in Münster
in 1996.
Rezekne
In the 19th century, the population of Rēzekne was 2/3 Jewish. As a result of the Pale of Settlement many Jews settled in Latgalia and were confined to the cities. The remainder of the population included Poles, Germans, Russians, and an extreme minority of native Latgalians...
while the Germans occupied Latvia in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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After the war Maikovskis went to Austria.
Maikovskis lied on his US visa application where the question of “… had he been complicit in the persecutions of others during World War II…” That question was removed from the application the year after Maikovskis emigrated to the United States. Maikovskis was also listed in Wanted: The Search for Nazis in America.
Maikovskis lived in Mineola
Mineola, New York
Mineola is a village in Nassau County, New York, USA. The population was 18,799 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from a Native American word meaning a "pleasant place"....
, New York, for 36 years, where he was active in Latvian organizations, and worked as a carpenter until his retirement.
In 1965, Maikovskis was wanted for trial, and was tried and sentenced to death in absentia
In absentia
In absentia is Latin for "in the absence". In legal use, it usually means a trial at which the defendant is not physically present. The phrase is not ordinarily a mere observation, but suggests recognition of violation to a defendant's right to be present in court proceedings in a criminal trial.In...
, in his former Latvia (by the then Soviet Union).
His crimes were detailed in a late 1970s 60 Minutes
60 Minutes
60 Minutes is an American television news magazine, which has run on CBS since 1968. The program was created by producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation....
Sunday show.
Maikovskis fled from the US in 1987 after his deportation to the Soviet Union became a certainty. He settled in West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
after secretly convincing a diplomatic official to grant him a visa. Maikovskis was tried under the German court system in 1988, but by 1994 was deemed too frail to continue with the trial. He died in Münster
Münster
Münster is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also capital of the local government region Münsterland...
in 1996.
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