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You are subscribed to National Security news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Cholo Abdi Abdullah Sentenced to Life in Prison for Conspiring to Commit 9/11-Style Terrorist Attack on Behalf of Al-Shabaab 12/22/2025 07:00 AM EST Cholo Abdi Abdullah was sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison following his conviction for multiple crimes that included conspiring to provide — and providing — material support to a foreign terrorist organization, and conspiring to murder U.S. nationals, commit aircraft piracy, destroy aircraft, and commit acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries. Today's sentencing followed Abdullah's conviction after a jury trial that concluded on Nov. 4, 2024.  Cholo Abdi Abdullah Sentenced To Life In Prison For Conspiring To Commit 9/11-Style Terrorist Attack On Behalf Of al-Shabaab 12/22/2025 07:00 AM EST United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, John A. Eisenberg, and Assistant Director in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), Christopher G. Raia, announced today that CHOLO ABDI ABDULLAH was sentenced to life in prison by U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres following his conviction for multiple crimes that included conspiring to provide—and providing—material support to a foreign terrorist organization, and conspiring to murder U.S. nationals, commit aircraft piracy, destroy aircraft, and commit acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries.  Easton Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Fairfield Police Officers 12/22/2025 07:00 AM EST RAYMOND NEUBERGER, 41, of Easton, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to threatening Fairfield Police officers.

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