A Los Angeles court sentenced a member of the Jewish Defense League to 20 years in prison for plotting to bomb a mosque and the office of an Arab American congressman. U.S. District Court Judge Ronald Lew handed Earl Krugel the maximum sentence Sept. 22 for his role in the 2001 plot, which targeted the King Fahd Mosque in Culver City, Calif. and a regional office of Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.).
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