Profiles
John Walker Lindh
| Charge Date: | Tue Feb. 5, 2002 |
| Charges: | Conspiracy to kill Americans, Explosives, Firearms violations, Funding terrorists, Material support for terrorists |
| Outcome: | Pleaded guilty |
| Convictions: | Explosives, Funding terrorists |
| State: | Virginia |
| Alleged Affiliation: | Al Qaeda |
| Description: | Lindh, dubbed "the American Taliban," converted to Islam and traveled to Yemen and Pakistan. He received training at an Al Qaeda camp in Afghanistan, attended lectures by Osama bin Laden, and joined the Afghan Taliban. He was captured as an enemy combatant during the US invasion of Afghanistan and convicted on material support charges. As part of a plea bargain, he agreed not to claim that he was mistreated during his detention. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison. |
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