Lewis Kaplan
Sequester Budget Cuts Could Delay Alleged Al Qaeda Spokesman’s Terror Trial
Sulaiman Abu Ghaith was brought to the United States last month. He’s charged with conspiring to kill Americans in his alleged role as al Qaeda’s top propagandist after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. He has pleaded not guilty.
U.S. Atty: Brooklyn Chinese Street Gang Members Arrested En Route To Home Invasion
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara described the 35 defendants in this case as part of a highly organized, all-purpose gang that transported narcotics and illegal aliens and participated in home invasions.
Federal Judge In NY Strikes Blow Against Mexican Drug Cartels
Federal judge Lewis Kaplan sentenced Vikram Datta to 19 years, 7 months in prison. The judge said his message is intended for businessmen along the Mexican border.
Life Sentence For Gitmo Detainee In Embassy Plot
U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan sentenced Ahmed Ghailani to life, calling the attacks “horrific.” He also ordered Ghailani to pay $33 million in restitution.
Life Sentence Likely For Gitmo Detainee In NYC
The same outcome was expected for Ahmed Ghailani as if he were convicted on all counts — life imprisonment at his sentencing Tuesday.
Judge Uninterested In Tossing Gitmo Detainee’s Conviction
Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan repeatedly told a lawyer for Ahmed Ghailani that he didn’t understand his arguments at a hearing Thursday.
Gitmo Detainee Acquitted Of All But 1 Charge In NY
The first Guantanamo detainee to face a civilian trial has been acquitted in New York City of all but one charge accusing him of a deadly 1998 plot to bomb two U.S. embassies in Africa.
Jury Needs More Deliberations In Gitmo Detainee’s Trial
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan allege that Ahmed Ghailani was part of an al-Qaida cell that bombed two U.S. embassies in Africa in 1998.
Jury Deliberates At Gitmo Detainee’s NY Trial
A New York City jury has begun deliberations in the first civilian trial for a Guantanamo detainee.
Defense: Gitmo Detainee A ‘Dupe’ In Bomb Plot
A lawyer for the first Guantanamo detainee to face a civilian trial says his client didn’t know about a plot to bomb two U.S. embassies in Africa.
Closings Start In Gitmo Detainee NY Trial
The first Guantanamo detainee to face a civilian trial is a “mass murderer” who played a key role in the terrorist bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa in 1998, a prosecutor said Monday in closing arguments.
Judge Explains Witness Ban In Gitmo Detainee’s Trial
Judge Lewis Kaplan said he banned a man after prosecutors failed to show Ghailani’s CIA interrogation played no role in getting the witness to cooperate.
Gitmo Detainee’s Terror Trial Delayed In NYC
Judge Kaplan said he will delay the trial a few days if he excludes the witness and prosecutors appeal.
Bin Laden Evidence Allowed At Embassy Bomber’s Trial
Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani is charged with conspiracy in the deadly bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa in 1998 and will be tried in New York City.
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