A Woodbridge man was sentenced to 12 years in prison Friday for supporting a Pakistani terrorist group, court records show.
Jubair Ahmad, 24, was sentenced in federal court in Alexandria on a charge of providing material support or resources to terrorists. Ahmad pleaded guilty to the charge in December.
Ahmad admitted to posting a video that would be used by Lashkar-e-Tayyiba. The organization targets India, especially the disputed region of Kashmir between India and Pakistan.
Ahmad had communicated with Talha Saeed, the son of LeT leader Hafiz Muhammad Saeed. In September 2010, Ahmad prepared a video at the request of Talha Saeed and uploaded it to a YouTube account. Ahmad had reason to believe LeT would use it to promote jihad, according to a court document.
Prosecutors had filed papers asking that Ahmad receive a sentence of 15 years, while a lawyer for Ahmad had asked for a two-year sentence.
