Man Sentenced for Aiding Two Hijackers
From Times Wire Reports
An illegal immigrant from El Salvador who helped two Sept. 11 hijackers get illegal identification cards and falsely warned authorities of more attacks was sentenced in Alexandria to 21 months in prison.
The term given Luis Martinez-Flores, 28, of Falls Church, was the maximum under federal guidelines.
He admitted falsely certifying that Hani Hanjour and Khalid Almihdhar, hijackers on the flight that crashed into the Pentagon, were Virginia residents.
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