An Ohio man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison over allegations he joined al-Qaida and helped plot terrorist bombings in the U.S. and overseas.
American-born Christopher Paul appeared Thursday in federal court in Columbus, where he pleaded guilty in June to one count of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction in terrorist attacks.
The 44-year-old Paul grew up in the Columbus suburb of Worthington and spent a year at Ohio State as an engineering major.
The Justice Department accused Paul and two other men of discussing terrorist attacks during an August 2002 meeting at a suburban coffee shop. The other two also pleaded guilty: Nuradin Abdi in 2007 in connection with an alleged plot to blow up an Ohio shopping mall, and Iyman Faris in 2003 in connection with an alleged plot to destroy the Brooklyn Bridge.
The government won’t say whether the case is closed or if any of the attacks were carried out.
Originally posted 2009-02-26 12:03:52.
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