Read the plea agreement (or at least the first part of it). The article would have you believe Alamoudi has really been given the maximum sentence and will actually serve it...despite the fact that he's cooperating. I just don't believe it. I think he'll serve 3 to 5.
Thanks; I'm downloading the plea agreement now. Some details on it seemed to change over the course of the newspaper coverage of the story, particularly with respect to what Alamoudi was actually confessing to in terms of the Qaddafi plot. Some articles described him as admitting involvement in the plot as part of the plea agreement, others as denying involvement but admitting the plot existed. The press release on his sentencing seems to implicate him in the plot.