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Padilla Sentenced to 17 Years

Federal prosecutors will appeal for more prison time

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 22, 2008 12:45 PM CST

(Newser) – A federal judge sentenced Jose Padilla to 17 years and 4 months today following his conviction for conspiring to commit murder and otherwise aid Islamic terrorists around the world, the Miami Herald reports. Although the court invoked “terrorism enhancement” to lengthen the sentences of... Read full story »

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