Egyptian immigrant with flight materials gets 13 months for fraud
MEMPHIS, Tennessee
An Egyptian immigrant who raised government fears about possible terrorist plans but was not charged with terrorism was sentenced instead Friday to 13 months in prison for fraud.
Mahmoud Maawad, a 29-year-old former University of Memphis student, pleaded guilty last month to one count of wire fraud and one count of fraudulent use of a Social Security number.
Maawad has been in federal custody since he was arrested in September on charges of using a depleted bank account to make purchases over the Internet. He also was charged with using a fake Social Security number to enroll at the University of Memphis, where he was a student when arrested.
He drew the attention of federal authorities when a search of his apartment turned up DVDs on pilot training and charts on the layout of the Memphis airport. One of the DVDs was titled "How an Airline Captain Should Look and Act."
Maawad, who had been held without bond until sentencing, could be deported after his prison term. Authorities say he has been in the United States illegally since 1999, when his visitor's visa expired.
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American greases al-Qaida media machine
L.A.-born Adam Gadahn helps terrorists in bid to recruit Western operatives
ANALYSIS
by
Evan Kohlmann
Terrorism analyst
Al-Qaida has dramatically increased its media presence over the last year, capped off recently by a flurry of highly polished video and audio messages from fugitive leaders Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahri. But it is the videotaped rants of a 27-year-old American terrorist named Adam Gadahn that offer the most intriguing clues about the mechanics of al-Qaida’s propaganda machine and the sort of individual the shadowy terror organization is seeking to recruit.......snip
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..."could be deported..."
Golly, I hope it is WILL BE DEPORTED.