A former United States Navy sailor stationed in the Middle East has been convicted of spying and providing material support to terrorists.
A federal jury in Connecticut on Wednesday convicted Hassan Abujihaad, 32, formerly known as Paul Hall, of providing classified information to London-based Azzam Publications while knowing it would be used in a conspiracy to kill US citizens.
Abujihaad, arrested in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 7, 2007, is due to be sentenced on May 23 and faces a maximum term of 25 years in prison, said Thomas Carson, a spokesman for the US Attorney's office in New Haven, Connecticut.
Prosecutors accused Azzam of engaging in a conspiracy to provide material support and communications links to people involved in terrorism, including the disclosure of a US Navy battle group's movements in 2001.
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