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Federal court sentences Fort Dix conspirators to life in prison

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

[JURIST] The five men convicted of plotting to kill US soldiers at Fort Dix have been giving sentences ranging from 33 years to life in prison. Mohamad Ibrahim Shnewer was given a life sentence by a federal judge at the US District Court for the District of New Jersey Wednesday, and Serdar Tatar was sentenced to 33 years. On Tuesday, brothers Dritan Duka, Eljvir Duka, and Shain Duka were each sentenced to life in prison. The five men were convicted in December 2008 of conspiracy to commit murder and weapons offenses, but were acquitted of attempted murder. Their guilty verdicts were upheld last month. Federal prosecutors maintained that although the men had no ties to any terrorist organization, they were inspired by al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden and were planning an attack. The five suspects were arrested in May 2007 for allegedly plotting to sneak onto the New Jersey military base and kill soldiers. They pleaded not guilty in January 2008. Their trial began in October. In March 2008, an accomplice, Agron Abdullahu, was sentenced to 20 months in prison after pleading guilty to charges of conspiring to provide firearms and ammunitions to the other five men.VOTE FOR JURIST JURIST is nominated for a 2009 Webby Award as best Law website. Please vote for us here!

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on April 29, 2009 (boomark / email).