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Hearing set in Ala for Uzbek man in Obama threatBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A man from Uzbekistan is set to be sentenced in federal court in Birmingham after pleading guilty to plotting to kill President Barack Obama. U.S. District Judge Abdul K. Kallon scheduled a hearing for Friday for Ulugbek Kodirov (OO'-legh-bek KAH'-duh-rahv). He faces up to 30 years in prison but could receive less. In February, Kodirov admitted plotting to shoot Obama as he campaigned for re-election. Kodirov said he came up with the plan after communicating over the Internet with a man he believed to be a member of an Uzbek Islamic group the U.S. classifies as a terrorist organization. Authorities say Kodirov tried to buy a weapon, and the potential seller became a government informant. Prosecutors say members of the Islamic community in Birmingham helped in the case against Kodirov. |
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