US judge sentences men in Ohio terror case, says informant sought defendants out
By APWednesday, October 21, 2009
Men in Ohio terror case sentenced
TOLEDO, Ohio — A federal judge in Ohio has handed down prison sentences of more than 10 years to two Toledo-area men involved in a terrorist plot that the government said targeted U.S. troops.
Mohammad Amawi was sentenced to 20 years and Marwan El-Hindi was sentenced to 12 years. Both had faced up to life in prison.
The two men and a third defendant were found guilty last year of plotting to recruit and train terrorists to kill American soldiers in Iraq. The third man has yet to be sentenced.
Defense lawyers argued that the three were set up by an undercover FBI informant.
In sentencing Amawi, the judge said it was unlikely the trio would have gotten together without the informant. The judge also said El-Hindi had attempted to recruit two Chicago-area cousins into the plot.
