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US citizen gets 25 years in NY Taliban case
Source: Associated Press
US citizen gets 25 years in NY Taliban case
AP foreign, Thursday December 19 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — An Illinois man convicted earlier this year of conspiring to provide material support to the Taliban has been sentenced in New York to 25 years in prison.
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara (buh-RAH'-ruh) announced the sentence for 55-year-old Oded Orbach (OH'-ded OR'-bahk) Wednesday.
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Prosecutors say a two-year investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration caught the men agreeing to provide heat-seeking surface-to-air missiles and other weapons worth more than $25 million.
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AP foreign, Thursday December 19 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — An Illinois man convicted earlier this year of conspiring to provide material support to the Taliban has been sentenced in New York to 25 years in prison.
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara (buh-RAH'-ruh) announced the sentence for 55-year-old Oded Orbach (OH'-ded OR'-bahk) Wednesday.
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Prosecutors say a two-year investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration caught the men agreeing to provide heat-seeking surface-to-air missiles and other weapons worth more than $25 million.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/feedarticle/11115893
