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Appeals Court Says Dirty Bomber’s 17-Year Sentence Too Light
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The man known as the “dirty bomber”, Jose Padilla, got too soft of a sentence, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday. The Associated Press reports that the appeals court vacated the 17-year sentence and ordered a new sentencing. Padilla, a Muslim convert, was convicted in 2007 along with two…