Egyptian immigrant gets prison for fraud

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- An Egyptian immigrant who raised government fears about possible terrorist plans was sentenced Friday to one year and one month in prison for fraud.
Mahmoud Maawad, a 29-year-old former University of Memphis student, pleaded guilty last month to one count of wire fraud and one count of fraudulent use of a Social Security number. He was not charged with terrorism.
Maawad has been in federal custody since he was arrested in September on charges of using a depleted bank account to make purchases over the Internet. He also was charged with using a fake Social Security number to enroll at the University of Memphis, where he was a student when arrested.
He drew the attention of federal authorities when a search of his apartment turned up DVDs on pilot training and charts on the layout of the Memphis airport. One of the DVDs was titled "How an Airline Captain Should Look and Act."
Court records showed that investigators believed Maawad may have been planning a terrorist act. No evidence of direct links to terrorism was presented in court..