Man Guilty of Receiving Funds From Al Qaeda
From Times Wire Reports
An Australian man accused of aiding Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda network was found guilty of receiving funds from a terrorist group.
Joseph Terrence Thomas, 32, was convicted of one count of intentionally receiving funds from Al Qaeda and faces 25 years in prison.
Prosecutors alleged Thomas, a Muslim convert and former cab driver, spent time at a training camp in Afghanistan in mid-2001.
Later, in Pakistan, he was approached by an Al Qaeda agent who gave him $3,500 and a plane ticket home, prosecutors said.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
