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Former terrorism suspect sentenced

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July 12, 2007|From Times Wire Reports

A Palestinian-born man found not guilty of conspiring to illegally finance Hamas terrorist activities in Israel was sentenced in Chicago to 21 months in prison on a related charge.

Muhammad Hamid Khalil Salah, 54, was convicted in February of obstruction of justice by a federal court jury that acquitted him and another man of racketeering conspiracy. The obstruction charge related to lies prosecutors said he told about his ties to Hamas.

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