A federal judge has sentenced a Lebanese-American man to just over
six years in prison after he and his wife pleaded guilty in a plot to ship
money to Hizbullah.
Prosecutors say Hor Akl met with an FBI informant three years ago
and began talking about ways to send money to Hizbullah.
Akl's sentence handed down Monday includes 10 years of supervised
release.
Prosecutors say Akl and his wife planned for a year how to send
the money overseas. They were arrested after the informant provided the couple
with $200,000 for the first shipment.
Akl's wife, Amera, was sentenced to more than three years in
prison nearly a year ago. The Akls are dual citizens of the United States and
Lebanon.
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