Ahmed Ressam
Port Angeles, WA
Al Qaeda; Armed Islamic Goup (Algeria)
Ressam, "the millenium bomber," was convicted and sentenced to 22 years in prison for a plot to bomb Los Angeles Int'l Airport on New Year's Eve 1999.[1] He was arrested in Port Angeles, WA, on December 14, 1999, while entering the U.S. from Canada with nitroglycerin and four timing devices.[2] In August 2008 a federal appeals court rejected the 22-year sentence imposed on Ressam.[3]
[1] US v. Ressam, 99-CR-666, Government's Sentencing Memorandum (WD WA April 20, 2005).
[2] US v. Ressam, 99-CR-666, Complaint (WD WA December 17, 1999).
[3] US v. Ressam, 99-CR-666, Order Rejecting Sentence (WD WA August 15, 2008).
