Lodi man convicted of aiding terrorists gets 24 years in prison

[Eugene]

Source: Sen Fransisco Chronicle

Lodi man convicted of aiding terrorists gets 24 years in prison

Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer

Monday, September 10, 2007

(09-10) 12:57 PDT SACRAMENTO - A federal judge
sentenced a Lodi man today to 24 years in prison for
supporting terrorists by training with them in his family's
homeland of Pakistan.

Hamid Hayat, 25, was convicted in April 2006 of providing
and attempting to conceal material support and resources
to terrorists and of making false statements to federal
agents.

At a hearing today in Sacramento, U.S. District Judge
Garland Burrell Jr. agreed with federal prosecutors that
Hayat believed in violent jihad, had trained at a terrorist
camp in Pakistan and returned to the United States in
May 2005 to commit terrorist acts once he was ordered
to do so.

His conviction was a significant victory for authorities
who said they had broken up a budding al Qaeda-linked
terror operation in Lodi after his arrest, but presented
a murky case during a trial that revolved around
controversial confessions.

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[hang a left]

1. OK thats 2 for the team now.

Out of how many prosecutions??

Would have loved to have been on the jury.

[gratuitous]

2. You can get 24 years for fibbing to federal agents?

Too bad Hamid's last name wasn't "Libby."

[pinniped]

3. The informant was paid well to set someone up.

learned to pole vault across rivers.

Ya, that skill will come in handy when they're contestants on MXC.

[struggle4progress]

5. a basement .. where 1,000 masked men ... learned to pole vault across rivers

a very crowded basement with really really high ceilings

[ProudDad]

4. Crock of fascist bushie shit... more victims of the phony 'war on terra (tm)' (n/t)