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Idaho terrorist sentenced to 25 years in prison
Mufid Elfgeeh is escorted under heavy guard into the Federal Building for a hearing, Thursday, Dec
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span class="inline inline-center">Mufid Elfgeeh is escorted under heavy guard into the Federal Building for a hearing, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, in Rochester, N.Y. Elfgeeh, a Yemen-born pizza shop owner, pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization under a plea agreement that recommends a sentence of just under 22 and a half years in prison. He was arrested by the Joint Terrorism Task Force in May 2014 after buying two handguns and silencers that investigators say he planned to use to kill returning U.S. soldiers. (Jamie Germano/Democrat & Chronicle via AP) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT
An Uzbek refugee authorities say had an unwavering commitment to kill personnel at a military base or civilians at crowded Fourth of July celebrations in downtown Boise, Idaho, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Fazliddin Kurbanov received the sentence Thursday and a $250,000 fine.
A federal jury in August convicted Kurbanov of conspiracy, attempting to support a terrorist organization and possession of bomb-making components.
Prosecutors say the 33-year-old Russian-speaking truck driver who fled Uzbekistan in 2009 downloaded jihadist and martyrdom videos from a terrorist website.
Authorities monitored his communications and arrested him in 2013
Kurbanov maintained his innocence and told the court he wasn't a terrorist.
But U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge in handing down the sentence said Kurbanov planned to commit jihad against the United States. (dan)
