Published January 13, 2015
A man who pleaded guilty to rare state-level charges that he plotted to blow up New York City synagogues could get 10 years in prison.
Ahmed Ferhani (fur-HAH'-nee) was one of two men arrested in a May 2011 weapons-buying sting. Authorities called him a home-grown terrorist out to avenge abuse of Muslims around the world.
His sentencing is expected Friday afternoon in Manhattan's state Supreme Court.
His lawyers initially portrayed Ferhani, a native of Algeria, as mentally unstable. They said the prosecution was based on insufficient evidence and dubious tactics.
He pleaded guilty in December.
A grand jury declined to indict Ferhani and a co-defendant on a top-level terror conspiracy charge.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/man-who-pleaded-to-rare-state-charges-in-nyc-synagogue-plot-could-get-10-years-in-prison