Father of suspects in capital murder case convicted in theft suit The patriarch of a Jordanian-American family from Montgomery County, whose members face murder charges in so-called "honor killings," has been sentenced to federal prison in an unrelated case involving the theft of disability benefits. According to court documents and testimony, Ali Irsan applied for Supplemental Security Income or SSI benefits in 2002 by claiming that he was disabled and had been unable to work since 1990. In seeking that financial support, which is reserved for people with limited assets excluding homes and cars, family members didn't report a bank account in Jordan with a balance that fluctuated between $4,000 and $16,000 or a 2010 lawsuit settlement check for $75,000. Ali Irsan, who is a naturalized U.S.

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