His defence lawyer, assistant federal public defender Jerome Matthews, said in a memo of his own that he would not argue with a 15-year sentence even though "it is an open question whether Matthew Llaneza would have participated in a plot to detonate a car bomb had he not been introduced to and guid
Date: Feb 27, 2014
Category: U.S.
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Would-be bank bomber sent to federal prison for 15 years
Federal prosecutor Andrew Caputo has described Llaneza as "willing to lay down his life" for jihad, the San Jose Mercury News said. Defense attorney Jerome Matthews has said his client is a "delusional, severely mentally disturbed young man."