“The people who did this, they need to feel the heat. They need to be put behind bars, and they need to be prosecuted.”

But an alleged deal, brokered by the Saudis, saved him and other family members from being put behind bars.

In the past, minors who broke the law in this way would be sent to youth labour camps rather than put behind bars, and the punishment was usually less than five years.

Federal authorities on Wednesday said the inmate population in state and federal prisons rose last year, marking the first time since 2013 that the U.S. saw more people put behind bars.

He said "two very dangerous men" had been put behind bars.