Man pleads guilty, again, in terrorism
A man credited with playing a key part in a federal probe of an Oregon terrorism training camp pleaded guilty to terrorism charges in New York, admitting his role after his violation of a plea agreement let the government bring more serious charges against him.
Earnest James Ujaama of Seattle, a convert to Islam, said he tried to set up the camp in Bly, Ore., in 1999 and notified a radical Islamic cleric in Britain that he and others were stockpiling weapons and ammunition in the United States.
The plea entered in U.S. District Court in New York City -- to conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and providing material support or resources to terrorists -- means that Ujaama, 41, could be sentenced to up to 30 years in prison. He violated his plea agreement when he traveled to Belize with a fake Mexican passport.
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