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  • [Update:]Man in Houston Taliban case gets 10 months

    05/17/2007 4:47:51 PM PDT · by SwinneySwitch · 5 replies · 358+ views
    Houston Chronicle ^ | May 17, 2007 | CINDY GEORGE
    Shiraz Syed Qazi, 26, one of four Muslim men charged in the so-called Houston Taliban case, was sentenced today to 10 months in prison. The men were arrested in November and accused of training to join the Taliban's fight against U.S.-led forces overseas. Qazi was convicted in January of unlawful possession of a firearm. He waived his right to a jury trial, opting for a decision from U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal. She found him guilty in 15 minutes. A July 2005 camping trip in Willis, north of Conroe, was part of a government set-up using two informants to nab...