NEWARK—An Edison, N.J., man admitted today that he committed a crime when he lied in order to become a citizen of the United States, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Alaa El Saadawi, 40, entered a guilty plea to one count of making a false statement to and concealing a material fact from the United States—count one of the indictment against him. El Saadawi entered his guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Dennis M. Cavanaugh in Newark federal court.



