Monday, March 4, 2013

Fla. Muslim Cleric Convicted of Terrorist Support; Faces Up to 60 Yrs. in Prison for 4 Guilty Counts

Miami Muslim cleric Hafiz Khan was convicted of conspiracy and providing material support to terrorists today (March 4, 2013), charges that could -- given his advanced age -- land him in prison for the rest of his life, according to the Newser website.

During the trial, prosecutors trotted out hundreds of FBI recordings in which Khan, 77, expressed support for the Taliban, for the killing of U.S. soldiers, and for the violent overthrow of Pakistan's government, and discussed sending around $50,000 to Pakistan.

Khan's attorney says he was lying about his extremist views in the hopes of getting an extremist to donate $1 million to Khan's Swat Valley madrassa -- not suspecting that the extremist was actually an FBI agent.

Prosecutors called that defense "a lie," saying that the million-dollar offer did not appear on the tapes. Khan now faces up to 15 years in prison for each of the four counts on which he was convicted.

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