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• Ahmed Abdellatif Sherif Mohamed is a former student from the University of South Florida who has been sentenced to 15 years in prison because of his connection supporting terrorists. Mohamed pled guilty to his charges in June of 2008 and received sentencing on Thursday, December 18, 2008, in Tampa, Florida.CNN.com: Former student gets 15 years ... (December 19, 2008)

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  1. Age at time of sentencing: 27TambaBay.com: Former USF student sentenced... (December 18, 2008)
  2. Engineering doctoral student at the University of South FloridaTambaBay.com: Former USF student sentenced... (December 18, 2008)
  3. Teacher's assistant at the universityTambaBay.com: Former USF student sentenced... (December 18, 2008)
  4. Maintained a 4.0 GPATambaBay.com: Former USF student sentenced... (December 18, 2008)
  5. Arrested on August 4, 2007TambaBay.com: Former USF student sentenced... (December 18, 2008)
  6. Initially charged with illegally transporting explosive materialsTambaBay.com: Former USF student sentenced... (December 18, 2008)
  7. Pled guilty in plea bargain to drop six charges against himTambaBay.com: Former USF student sentenced... (December 18, 2008)
  8. Found guilty of providing material support to terroristsCNN.com: Former student gets 15 years ... (December 19, 2008)

• Background

  Ahmed Abdellatif Sherif Mohamed arrived in the United States from Egypt to attend school in 2007. In August, he was arrested when he was pulled over during a traffic stop because of he was speeding. During the stop, police officers became suspicious and inspected the vehicle, finding bomb making materials in the trunk. Mohamed and his passenger, Youssef Megahed, were both arrested. Later it was discovered that Mohamed had a 12 minute video detailing how to use a remote control car as a detonator on his laptop. It was also found that he had uploaded the video to YouTube to assist terrorists fighting against the United States.MSNBC: 'Horrible' Video Shown ... (December 18, 2008)

  Megahed was tried and acquitted in April of 2009, but he was arrested by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement within three days of his acquittal.Tampa Bay Online: Megahed Arrested On Immigration Charges (April 6, 2009)

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