One of three men convicted of plotting to recruit and train terrorists to kill U.S. soldiers in Iraq was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison.
Mohammad Amawi, who had faced a maximum sentenced of life in prison, will get credit for the three years he's already spent in custody and will be under lifetime supervision when released, U.S. District Judge James Carr said.
Amawi and two other men of Middle Eastern descent met in Toledo about five years ago and began plotting and training to help insurgents in Iraq, the FBI said during their trial last year. Defense lawyers said the three were set up by an undercover FBI informant.
Carr said …
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