A federal judge is scheduled to enter a verdict Wednesday in the case of a former Georgia Tech student charged with plotting to aid a terrorist group. Syed Haris Ahmed faces up to 15 years in federal prison on charges that he was part of a conspiracy to provide material support to terrorism in the U.S. and abroad. U.S. District Judge William Duffey is scheduled to read the verdict at 9 a.m. Prosecutors based the case against the 24-year-old Ahmed on videos he and a suspected cohort shot of U.S. landmarks, including the Pentagon and the Capitol. They said Ahmed sought to use the
videos to earn respect from terrorist leaders. Ahmed's defense attorney Jack Martin countered during the bench trial that investigators had no evidence that Ahmed sought to act on his talk.
(Associated Press)
videos to earn respect from terrorist leaders. Ahmed's defense attorney Jack Martin countered during the bench trial that investigators had no evidence that Ahmed sought to act on his talk.
(Associated Press)
