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Two British Nationals Plead Guilty to Terrorism-Related Charges in New Haven...

(Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation - New Haven Field Office) NEW HAVEN, CT-Babar Ahmad and Syed Talha Ahsan pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to conspiring to provide and providing...

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2 men plead guilty in Conn. to supporting terror

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Two men extradited from Britain to the U.S. last year pleaded guilty Tuesday to supporting terrorists in Afghanistan through websites that sought to raise cash, recruit fighters...

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Babar Ahmad: The godfather of internet jihad?

This week has seen the jailing of a man the Americans consider to be one of the most dangerous facilitators of terrorism in the West. But he is likely to be free in less than a year. He was a pioneer...

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British men on trial in US plead guilty to backing terrorism

Two men extradited from Britain last year pleaded guilty on Tuesday to supporting terrorists in Afghanistan through Web sites that sought to raise cash, recruit fighters and solicit combat equipment....

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US: Terror support defendant a risk to reoffend

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (AP) — Authorities are worried that a British citizen facing sentencing for supporting terrorists in Afghanistan will return to the same conduct when he gets out of prison, a...

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Feds: Terror support defendant a risk to reoffend

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Authorities are worried that a British citizen facing sentencing for supporting terrorists in Afghanistan will return to the same conduct when he gets out of prison, a federal...

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2 men plead guilty to supporting Afghanistan terrorists in Conn. court

Published December 11, 2013Associated Press These Nov. 9, 2012 file photos provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office show Syed Talha Ahsan and Babar Ahmad, who were extradited in October 2012 with to the...

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Judge challenges prosecutors on terror case claim

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A federal judge preparing to sentence a British citizen for supporting terrorists in Afghanistan challenged U.S. prosecutors Friday on their claim that the defendant supported...

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Feds urge 25-year term in Connecticut terror case

NEW HAVEN, Conn. A British citizen who pleaded guilty in Connecticut to supporting terrorists through websites should get a 25-year prison sentence, federal prosecutors say, calling his support...

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Two men plead guilty to aiding terrorists, had Navy battle group plans

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Two British citizens Tuesday pleaded guilty in federal court here to providing material support to terrorists and conspiring to do so. Both men signed plea agreements negotiated by...

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UK man gets more than 12 years for Taliban support

NEW HAVEN, Conn. A British citizen was sentenced Wednesday to more than 12 years in prison by a judge who said he supported the Taliban regime in Afghanistan while it was protecting Osama bin Laden....

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Briton jailed in U.S. for supporting Taliban is released

LONDON (Reuters) - A British man who was last year sentenced by a U.S. court to 12-1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty to running a website that supported the Taliban, has been released, his...

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US Sentences UK Cyber-Jihadist Babar Ahmad

16 July 2014, 19:40 US Sentences UK Cyber-Jihadist Babar Ahmad Tweet A British citizen who fundraised online for the Taliban has been sentenced to more than 12 years and six months in prison by a US...

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US sentences British men over Taliban support

New York (AFP) - A US judge sentenced two British men to a combined total of 20.5 years in prison for conspiring to provide and for providing equipment and personnel to the Taliban. Computer engineer...

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U.S. urges stiff sentences for Britons who recruited for al Qaeda

By Richard Weizel NEW HAVEN Conn. (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors urged a judge on Tuesday to impose the maximum sentences for two British men who pleaded guilty in December to running a website and...

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U.S. judge sentences Briton to 12-1/2 years for supporting Taliban

By Rich Weizel NEW HAVEN Conn. (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday sentenced a British national to 12-1/2 years in prison after he pleaded guilty in December to running a website and distributing...

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US Judge Imposes Light Sentences On Taliban Supporters

Ahmad, a British national accused of operating a website that promoted jihad and supported al Qaeda, is pictured as he pleads guilty in this courtroom sketch in the U.S. District Court in New Haven See...

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UK duo jailed for Taliban support

A US judge has sentenced two British nationals to far shorter prison sentences than prosecutors were seeking after the men pleaded guilty in December to supporting Muslim militants through print and...

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US sentences Britons for supporting Taliban

A US judge has sentenced two British nationals to far shorter prison sentences than prosecutors were seeking after the men pleaded guilty in December to supporting armed groups through print and online...

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U.S. judge imposes lighter sentences on Britons who supported Taliban

By Richard Weizel NEW HAVEN Conn. (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday sentenced two British nationals to far shorter prison sentences than prosecutors were seeking after the men pleaded guilty in...

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