Prison Term Extended for Lawyer Who Aided 1993 World Trade Center Bomber
Lynne Stewart, the lawyer sentenced in 2006 to 28 months in prison for aiding convicted terrorist Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman, got a new sentence Thursday -- 10 years -- after an appeals court ruled late last year her trial judge went too light on her.
Southern District Judge John Koeltl could've given the 70-year-old Stewart 30 years, but went easy on her considering her age and failing health.
Stewart was found guilty in February 2005 of conveying messages for Rahman from his prison cell to his terrorist network, the Islamic Group. The seven counts included material support to a conspiracy to kill and kidnap individuals in a foreign country, conspiracy to defraud the United States and making false statements....
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Southern District Judge John Koeltl could've given the 70-year-old Stewart 30 years, but went easy on her considering her age and failing health.
Stewart was found guilty in February 2005 of conveying messages for Rahman from his prison cell to his terrorist network, the Islamic Group. The seven counts included material support to a conspiracy to kill and kidnap individuals in a foreign country, conspiracy to defraud the United States and making false statements....