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Sweden's migration minister said Thursday that the country would cooperate with Damascus to increase deportations of Syrians convicted of crimes in Sweden, saying it was a condition for some aid.

If convicted of all the charges, the men face the possibility of life without parole.

If convicted on all charges, he could face up to four years in state prison and an additional consecutive one-year jail term.

This was the case of the U.S.-based Holy Land Foundation, whose leaders were convicted in 2008 for funneling millions of dollars to Hamas.

The Guardian newspaper uncovered hundreds of carers claiming Carer's Allowance had been convicted of benefit fraud, while others claimed they were harassed for money by officials.