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Texas man sentenced to 20 years for threats to aid terrorism
Source: Reuters
Texas man sentence to 20 years for threats to aid terrorism
By Jim Forsyth
Thu May 24, 2012 2:17pm EDT
(Reuters) - A Muslim convert from Texas who once e-mailed a radical Muslim cleric saying he wanted "to do my part for jihad" was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in prison on terrorism and identity theft charges.
Barry Walter Bujol Jr., 30, was sentenced to 15 years on the terrorism charge and an additional five years for aggravated identity theft. Both of the sentences imposed by U.S. District Judge David Hittner are the strongest allowed and they are to be served consecutively.
The former resident of the small east Texas town of Hempstead was convicted in a trial in which he acted as his own attorney. Prosecutors said he asked radical Islamic cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki for advice on how to raise money for the mujahedeen, and repeatedly pledged his commitment to "violent jihad."
FBI agents, who were tipped off about Bujol's efforts, set up an undercover source to pose as Bujol's intermediary with Al-Awlaki. The source testified that Bujol repeatedly replied "God willing" in Arabic when he asked Bujol whether he wanted to fight the United States.
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By Jim Forsyth
Thu May 24, 2012 2:17pm EDT
(Reuters) - A Muslim convert from Texas who once e-mailed a radical Muslim cleric saying he wanted "to do my part for jihad" was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in prison on terrorism and identity theft charges.
Barry Walter Bujol Jr., 30, was sentenced to 15 years on the terrorism charge and an additional five years for aggravated identity theft. Both of the sentences imposed by U.S. District Judge David Hittner are the strongest allowed and they are to be served consecutively.
The former resident of the small east Texas town of Hempstead was convicted in a trial in which he acted as his own attorney. Prosecutors said he asked radical Islamic cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki for advice on how to raise money for the mujahedeen, and repeatedly pledged his commitment to "violent jihad."
FBI agents, who were tipped off about Bujol's efforts, set up an undercover source to pose as Bujol's intermediary with Al-Awlaki. The source testified that Bujol repeatedly replied "God willing" in Arabic when he asked Bujol whether he wanted to fight the United States.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/24/us-usa-security-texas-idUSBRE84N1BU20120524
