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Mahamud Said Omar "faces a potential maximum penalty of life in federal prison for conspiracy to kill, kidnap, maim, and injure. He faces up to 15 years in federal prison for each of the remaining charges. US District Court Chief Judge Michael J. Davis will determine his sentence at a future hearing, not yet scheduled."
On August 20, 2009, a federal grand jury indicted him on five terrorist-related charges. On November 23, they were unsealed.
They said he "conspired with others to provide financial assistance as well as personnel to terrorists and foreign terrorist organizations. (A)llegedly (he also) visited an al-Shabaab safe-house and provided hundreds of dollars to fund the purchase of AK-47 rifles for men from Minneapolis."
At the time, he was held in the Netherlands awaiting extradition once finalized. He denied all charges. It didn't help. In terrorism cases, innocence is no defense. He may remain imprisoned for life.
His attorney, Andrew Birrell, called him a "frightened little man." A Somali national, he struggled to adapt to US life. He lacks basic skills and know-how to organize anything.
Prosecutors based their case on bogus testimonies. Witnesses were pressured to lie. They struck plea bargains for lesser sentences on charges they faced. In return, they framed Omar.
DOJ vigilantes use this tactic repeatedly. They also use secret evidence, secret witnesses, and other underhanded ways to convict. More on that below. Omar was among 18 men charged in related cases. Seven pleaded guilty. Others were presumed abroad.
At least six traveled to Somalia. Foreign travel is legal except when DOJ vigilantes claim otherwise. Charges at times exceed credibility. In a related case to Omar's, they included allegedly trying to buy missiles able down F-16s. How or why wasn't explained.
Other cases involved waging war on Fort Dix, NJ, the marines at Quantico, VA, planning to down National Guard jets, plotting to blow Chicago's Sears Tower, the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Empire State Building, and other equally preposterous plots. Another notable one is discussed below.
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