Iraqi man pleads guilty in Ky. terrorism case
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An Iraqi man has pleaded guilty to 10 charges of conspiring to send weapons, money and explosives to al-Qaida in Iraq.
Mohanad Shareef Hammadi on Tuesday also pleaded guilty to two counts of lying to the federal government about his association with a terrorist organization.
Hammadi will be sentenced Dec. 5 in Bowling Green, Ky., where he was arrested in May 2011 with a co-defendant. That man, Waad Ramadan Alwan, pleaded guilty earlier and will be sentenced Oct. 3.
© 2012 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Mohanad Shareef Hammadi on Tuesday also pleaded guilty to two counts of lying to the federal government about his association with a terrorist organization.
Hammadi will be sentenced Dec. 5 in Bowling Green, Ky., where he was arrested in May 2011 with a co-defendant. That man, Waad Ramadan Alwan, pleaded guilty earlier and will be sentenced Oct. 3.
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