New York, NY – A Florida doctor was convicted of providing material support to terrorists by agreeing to treat injured al-Qaida fighters so they could return to Iraq to battle Americans.
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Dr. Rafiq Abdus Sabir, 52, of Boca Raton, Fla., was convicted in Manhattan federal court after a three-week trial that featured testimony by him and an FBI agent who posed as an al-Qaida recruiter in a sting operation that led to four arrests.
The charges against the Harlem-born Sabir carried a potential maximum sentence of 30 years in prison. [wnbc]