Nearly 10 years ago, a man pleaded guilty to plotting to bomb the New York City subway system. Since then, the al Qaeda-linked defendant has transformed from a would-be terrorist into a highly valuable government witness.
Nearly ten years ago, Najibullah Zazi pleaded guilty to plotting to bomb the New York City subway system. Since then, the al Qaeda-linked defendant has transformed from a would-be terrorist into a highly valuable government witness, providing"extraordinary cooperation" to US investigators, prosecutors disclosed as Zazi is set to be sentenced Thursday in Brooklyn federal court.
Though Zazi's status as a cooperator had been made public, documents filed in court Wednesday marked the first time prosecutors described the extent of his assistance.Zazi, an Afghanistan native who was living in Colorado, pleaded guilty in 2010 to three charges connected to a plot to bomb the subway around the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
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