An Iraqi citizen living in Columbus was sentenced in federal court here recently to 178 months (14 years and 10 months) in prison for attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization as part of a plot to murder former United States President George W. Bush.
An Ohio man pleaded guilty this month to a misdemeanor charge under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, which prohibits a person from intentionally interfering with or intimidating any person because that person is providing reproductive health services. Mohamed Waes, 33, of Columbus, also pleaded guilty to felony charges of communicating interstate threats and conspiracy to commit money laundering.