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‘Dirty Bomber’ Jose Padilla Re-Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison

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Thinkstock 090914 PrisonCell?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1410327240941DanHenson1/iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Jose Padilla, known as the al-Qaeda “Dirty Bomber” was re-sentenced on Tuesday, receiving 21 years in prison for conspiracy to murder and providing material support to terrorists, after his original 17-year prison sentence was deemed too lenient.

Padilla was convicted in 2007 for conspiracy to murder, kidnap and maim individuals in a foreign country, conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, and providing material support to terrorists. His initial sentence was 17-and-a-half years in prison, significantly less than the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines of 30 years to life.

Padilla’s sentencing was remanded by the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the Justice Department said Tuesday, after his conviction was upheld, but the sentence was deemed too light.


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