A Canadian who has pleaded guilty to charges including conspiracy to kill Americans and conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction against U.S. property will be sentenced Friday, his lawyer said.
Mohammed Mansour Jabarah, 25, pleaded guilty shortly after his arrest in 2002. His indictment and plea were unsealed late Thursday at the U.S. District Court in New York.
Prosecutors recommended last June that he be sentenced to life in prison.
Jabarah, also known by the nickname "Sammy," also allegedly pledged allegiance to al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
The government had been investigating Jabarah since his arrest overseas. Court papers allege he was trained in al Qaeda camps in Afghanistan.
He initially provided assistance to investigators, but then was discovered to be secretly plotting to carry out attacks against American agents and prosecutors, according to U.S. officials. Expect some more details to come to light tomorrow.
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