Sami Osmakac

Sami Osmakac is a Kosovo-American convicted by a jury on June 10, 2014, following a criminal trial in U.S. District Court, of plotting terrorist attacks in and near Tampa, Florida.[1][2][3] Osmakac, a Kosovar and a naturalized US citizen, was arrested January 7, 2012, for his plot. He intended to bomb nightclubs, detonate a car bomb, fire an assault rifle, wear an explosive belt in a crowded area, and take hostages.[1][2] Osmakac was sentenced November 5, 2014, to 40 years in prison.[4]

Osmakac recorded an eight-minute video prior to his arrest describing the planned attack as retribution for wrongs committed against Muslims. The Federal Bureau of Investigation claimed Osmakac bought explosives and firearms from an undercover agent. He had been under investigation since September 2011, when a confidential source informed federal authorities that Osmakac walked into a business seeking al-Qaeda flags.[1][2]

Osmakac appeared in videos posted to an extremist YouTube nom de guerre "Abu Samia," in which he condemns other religions and secular Muslims.[5] Osmakac was kicked out of two mosques in the Tampa Bay area and reported to the FBI by a Muslim acquaintance.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lush, Tamara (January 9, 2012). "Feds Charge Ex-Kosovo Man in Fla. Islamic Plot". Associated Press. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Duell, Mark (January 9, 2012). "'Why not die the Islamic way?': U.S. immigrant 'planned to cause havoc with car bomb, machine guns and explosives belt'". The Daily Mail. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
  3. ↑ http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/criminal/jury-starts-deliberating-sami-osmakac-terrorism-case/2183695
  4. ↑ http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/criminal/sami-osmakac-gets-40-years-in-prison-for-plotting-terrorist-attacks-in/2205214
  5. ↑ "Tampa Man Charged For Plotting Attacks - Osmakac's Video Messages". Anti-Defamation League. January 11, 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
  6. ↑ Anna M. Phillips (May 27, 2014). "Sami Osmakac, accused of terrorism, continues refusal to stand for judge". Tampa Bay Times.
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