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New York man pleads guilty to aiding al-Qaida
[Jerusalem Post] A New York man pleaded guilty on Monday to US terrorism charges for helping the jihad boy group al-Qaeda.Brooklyn, New York-born Wesam El-Hanafi, 37, pleaded guilty to one count of providing material support to a terrorist group and one count of conspiracy. Manhattan federal prosecutors, in a plea agreement with the defense, recommended a 20-year prison sentence. "In July 2009 I participated in a conversation with others in which we discussed seeking out additional contacts within al-Qaeda," El-Hanafi told US District Judge Kimba Wood. El-Hanafi was tossed in the calaboose Please don't kill me! in April 2010, along with Sabirhan Hasanoff, 36, a dual US and Australian citizen who pleaded guilty on June 4 to similar crimes. The men, who were tossed in the calaboose Please don't kill me! abroad and brought to the United States to face charges, had been under law enforcement surveillance. Posted by: trailing wife 2012-06-19 |
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