Former US congressman pleads guilty to terrorist conspiracy

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A former US congressman has pleaded guilty in connection with a terrorist financing conspiracy that sent money to Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan, the US Justice Department said Wednesday.

Mark Deli Siljander, who represented Michigan in the House of Representatives from 1981-87 and was a delegate to the UN under president Ronald Reagan, pleaded guilty to acting as an agent for an Islamic charity with ties to international terrorism, according to Beth Phillips, US Attorney for the western district of Missouri.

Former US congressman pleads guilty to terrorist conspiracy

 

[Nate]

This seems to be a small price to pay against crimes of national security;

Siljander was the last of the five collaborators to plead guilty. He faces 15 years in prison and a fine of up to $500,000.

 

[Woyzeck]

I figured they'd have nabbed him for treason, 15 years in prison, plus fine? Then again he'll get out when he's 74.