Posted on 06/03/2003 2:15:04 PM PDT by veronica
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:10:01 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
A jury convicted three of four Muslim men Tuesday in the first terrorism-related trial stemming from the wave of arrests after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.
Two of the four, Abdel-Ilah Elmardoudi, the alleged ringleader, and Karim Koubriti, both Moroccans, were found guilty of the most serious charges -- conspiracy to provide material support for terrorism, a crime that can bring a 15-year jail sentence.
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