Joel Hendon

FBI Release: Native Of Uzbekistan Pleads Guilty Of Effort To Kill The President…More


Posted: Saturday, February 11, 2012

by Joel Hendon
http://hebronics.org/index.html

On February 10, the following federal law enforcement agencies announced the guilty plea: U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance; Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General for National Security Lisa Monaco; FBI Special Agent in Charge Patrick J. Maley; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Glenn N. Anderson; Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Roy Sexton; and Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Raymond R. Parmer Jr. Each of these agencies had a role in the investigation and capture of this man.

Ulugbek Kodirov, 22, of Uzbekistan, who had lived in the United States since 2009, pleaded guilty to one count of providing material support to terrorist activity, one count of threatening to kill the president and one count of possession of a firearm by an illegal alien, in Federal District Court of Birmingham.

He was first indicted in July 2011 on the charges of threatening to kill the president and illegally possessing a firearm. The U.S. Attorney’s Office filed a criminal information Thursday, February 9, 2012 in U.S. District Court charging Kodirov with material support of terrorism.

Kodirov entered a plea agreement with the government, which was filed with the court today. In the plea agreement, Kodirov acknowledges that he had been in communication with an individual whom he believed to be a member of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), and that Kodirov interpreted these conversations to mean that he should kill President Obama. Kodirov then took steps to obtain weapons to carry out his plans to kill the president. The IMU is designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the U.S. State Department. Kodirov also showed jihadist websites and videos on his computer to another individual and told that person that he wanted to assist others in jihad overseas, according to the plea agreement. (FBI News Release: February 10, 2012)

His acknowledgements continued, telling of meeting with another individual who, in turn, referred him to still another, helping him to plan and purchase weapons for the president’s killing. These men were all undercover agents.

Kodirov was allowed entry into the U.S. on a student visa in June of 2009. The visa was revoked on April 1, 2010 for failure to enroll in school. After that date, he was living here illegally. When he was arrested, he was living in an extended-stay motel in Pelham, Alabama near Birmingham.

Kodirov faces maximum prison sentences of 15 years on the terrorism charge, five years on the charge of threatening the president and 10 years on the charge of being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm. Each charge also carries a maximum fine of $250,000. (Ibid)

Interestingly, I found the following statement. “Ulugbek Kodirov Pleads Guilty to Avoid Life Sentence. May Allah make things easy for the brother, ameen.” located in an Islamic website: Click Here
Author Biography: Joel Hendon was born near Gadsden Alabama. He attended public schools in Cherokee County, Alabama and after serving a tour of duty in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, attended Jacksonville State University, majoring in Business Administration. He became a Christian in 1948, and although he followed secular work as a career and retired from Allied Signal Aerospace, he is an avid student of the Holy Bible and related works as well as biblical history. He has an extensive website of conservative religious and political articles.http://hebronics.org/index.html

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