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Bayonne man who lied to feds investigating would-be terrorists sentenced to 18 months
A Bayonne man was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for lying to federal officials investigating a North Bergen man and an Elmwood Park man who were planning to kill on behalf of a Somalia terrorist group.Mohamed Osman, 21, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Dickinson R. Debevoise on Sept. 15, 2010, to making materially false statements to investigators in a matter involving international terrorism. Osman could have been sentenced to up to 8 years in prison. In addition to the prison term, Debevoise ordered Osman to serve three years of supervised release. Mohamed Alessa, of North Bergen, and Carlos E. Almonte were convicted of a conspiracy to travel from New Jersey to kill on behalf of al-Shabab, a terrorist group. In April, Alessa, now 23, was sentenced to 22 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release; and Almonte, now 27, was sentenced to 20 years and the same lifetime of supervision. Osman admitted that during his contacts with Alessa and Almonte he had become aware of their "ideology and beliefs," officials said. Osman also said he had heard Alessa say he would begin killing in the United States if he was unable to do it abroad, officials aid. Osman also admitted that he knew it was against the law to make false statements to the investigators. Authorities say that during a June 2010 interview with members of the FBIs Joint Terrorism Task Force, Osman falsely denied knowing about Alessa and Almontes plans to travel to Somalia to fight against government and multinational peacekeeping forces there. Posted by: tipper 2013-06-20 |
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