NYC man faces sentencing in homegrown terror case

NYC man faces sentencing in homegrown terror case

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors are seeking a life sentence for a New York City-born man convicted last year of traveling to the Middle East to avenge abuse of Muslims.

Betim Kaziu is due back in federal court in Brooklyn this afternoon for sentencing.

A jury found Kaziu guilty of conspiracy to provide material support to a terrorist organization. He also was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder and other charges.

Kaziu had denied ever being a threat.

Prosecutors say Kaziu tried but failed to join al-Qaida groups in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Balkans.

He eventually made his way to Kosovo, where he recorded what the government claimed was a farewell martyrdom video.

He also bought a plane ticket to Pakistan but was captured before he could make the trip.