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Khatallah Gets 22 Years in Prison for Benghazi Attack

June 27, 2018June 27, 2018 BRITAIN EAKIN
Ahmed Abu Khatallah, attack, Benghazi, sentencing, Terrorism

Stunning a courtroom full of prosecutors who had pushed for life in prison, a federal judge handed a 22-year sentence Wednesday to a Libyan man who helped attack the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi.

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Criminal International Trials 

Sentencing Enhancements Will Apply to Benghazi Attacker

June 20, 2018June 20, 2018 BRITAIN EAKIN
Ahmed Abu Khatallah, Benghazi, sentencing, Terrorism

Ahmed Abu Khatallah was acquitted on charges that he directed the 2012 Benghazi attacks, but a federal judge found Wednesday that the Libyan must still face sentencing enhancements for lesser charges.

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Criminal Government International 

Judge Denies Mistrial in Benghazi Bombing Case

June 18, 2018 BRITAIN EAKIN
Ahmed Abu Khatallah, Benghazi, mistrial

A federal judge refused to throw out a Libyan man’s conspiracy convictions  related to the deadly 2012 Benghazi attacks.

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Criminal International Trials 

Witness Issues Complicate Sentencing on Benghazi Attack

June 5, 2018June 6, 2018 BRITAIN EAKIN
Ahmed Abu Khatallah, Benghazi, FBI, sentencing, Terrorism, witnesses

Federal prosecutors pushed a federal judge Monday to apply sentencing enhancements when determining the fate of Ahmed Abu Khatallah for his role in the 2012 Benghazi attacks.

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Criminal International Trials 

Accused Benghazi Mastermind Convicted of 2012 Attacks

November 28, 2017November 28, 2017 BRITAIN EAKIN
Ahmed Abu Khatallah, Benghazi, Guantanamo, Terrorism, verdict

A federal jury found Ahmed Abu Khatallah guilty on Tuesday of terrorism charges connected to a pair of attacks in Benghazi that resulted in the deaths of four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens.

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Government International Latest Headlines Politics Trials 

Judge Allows Videotaped Deposition in Benghazi Embassy Trial

October 17, 2017October 17, 2017 BRITAIN EAKIN
Ahmed Abu Khatallah, Benghazi, Terrorism, Washington DC

A federal judge ruled that allowing a videotaped pretrial deposition as evidence in the trial of the accused mastermind of the 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, will not violate his Sixth Amendment right to confrontation.

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Criminal International Trials 

Benghazi Survivors Detail Chaos & Gore at Khatallah Trial

October 10, 2017October 11, 2017 BRITAIN EAKIN
Ahmed Abu Khatallah, attack, Benghazi, CIA, military, Terrorism, witnesses

Shielding their identities with light disguises, CIA agents testified behind closed doors Tuesday about a fatal 2012 mortar attack on their facility in Benghazi, Libya.

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Criminal Trials 

Dramatic Testimony in Trial of Accused Benghazi Mastermind

October 6, 2017October 6, 2017 BRITAIN EAKIN
Ahmed Abu Khatallah, attack, Benghazi, Embassies, Washington DC

A high-ranking diplomatic security officer testified in a criminal trial Thursday about what he saw five years ago when attackers overran the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, killing Ambassador Christopher Stevens.

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Criminal International Trials 

Feds Preview Evidence Against Accused Benghazi Mastermind

September 5, 2017September 5, 2017 BRITAIN EAKIN
Ahmed Abu Khatallah, Benghazi, Libya

An upcoming trial of the man accused of masterminding the 2012 attacks on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, will feature testimony from co-conspirators, prosecutors said Tuesday.

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Criminal 

Naval Vessel Statement OK’d for Benghazi Attack Trial

August 16, 2017August 16, 2017 BRITAIN EAKIN
Ahmed Abu Khatallah, Benghazi, FBI, Libya, Miranda rights, Terrorism, Washington DC

A federal judge refused Wednesday to suppress the FBI’s interview of a man it says masterminded the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya.

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Criminal 

Benghazi Suspect Gains Traction Over Delayed Miranda Rights

May 18, 2017May 19, 2017 BRITAIN EAKIN
Ahmed Abu Khatallah, Benghazi, Miranda rights

Seven days of pretrial hearings wrapped Thursday in the government’s case against the suspected ringleader of the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks on a diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya, that left four Americans dead, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens.

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International 

Witnesses Say Suspected Benghazi Mastermind Was Treated Well

May 10, 2017May 10, 2017 BRITAIN EAKIN
Ahmed Abu Khatallah, Benghazi

Witnesses began painting a picture Wednesday of what transpired during the capture of the suspected mastermind of the deadly attack on the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012, contradicting assertions he was mistreated during and after his arrest.

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