{"id":6177,"date":"2014-09-25T18:53:31","date_gmt":"2014-09-26T01:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=6177"},"modified":"2014-09-25T18:53:34","modified_gmt":"2014-09-26T01:53:34","slug":"two-terrorist-supporters-convicted-plotting-kill-americans-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=6177","title":{"rendered":"Two Terrorist Supporters Convicted of Plotting to Kill Americans in Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Riverside<\/a>RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Two men were found guilty Thursday of federal charges related to plots to provide material support to terrorists and to kill Americans, according to officials.<\/p>\n

Following a 6\u00bd-week trial, a jury returned guilty verdicts against the two defendants, one a U.S. citizen and one who was residing in California on a \u201cGreen Card,\u201d authorities said.<\/p>\n

The two men convicted are Sohiel Omar Kabir<\/strong>, 36, a naturalized United States citizen who was born in Afghanistan and who until late 2011 resided in Pomona; and Ralph Deleon,<\/strong> 25, of Ontario, a lawful permanent resident and citizen of the Philippines.<\/p>\n

The two defendants are each facing life without parole when they are sentenced in February.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis case shows that the appeal of extremist ideologies can reach from Afghanistan to America, demonstrating the clear need for continued vigilance in rooting out homegrown violent extremists who plot terrorist acts both here and abroad,\u201d said United States Attorney Stephanie Yonekura. \u201cThe fine work of the FBI agents, other members of the Joint Terrorism Task Force and the prosecutors on this case shows how we can identify, infiltrate and dismantle terrorist cells bent on striking America and the American military.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jurors found that Kabir and Deleon together were guilty in relation to two specific plots: conspiring to provide material support to terrorists and conspiring to kill officers and employees of the U.S. Government.<\/p>\n

Also the jury found Kabir guilty of participating in two additional schemes: conspiring to provide material support and resources to Al-Qa\u2019ida, a designated foreign terrorist organization; and conspiring to receive military-type training from Al-Qa\u2019ida.<\/p>\n

Deleon was additionally found guilty of conspiring to commit murder, kidnapping, or maiming overseas, for which he also faces a possible life sentence.<\/p>\n

Two other defendants who were indicted in the case in 2012 \u2013 Miguel Alejandro Santana Vidriales and Arifeen David Gojali \u2013 previously pleaded guilty and are pending sentencing.<\/p>\n

This is what the evidence at trial indicated, according to officials:<\/strong><\/p>\n