TAMPA Fla. A Florida man who bought weapons from an undercover FBI agent and planned to blow up popu...

1. Florida man guilty in alleged Tampa attack plot | Reuters
TAMPA Fla. A Florida man who bought weapons from an undercover FBI agent and planned to blow
up popular Tampa entertainment areas was found guilty on Tuesday and faces life in prison.
A jury found Sami Osmakac, 27, guilty of attempting to use weapons of mass destruction and
possessing an unregistered automatic firearm. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 7.

2. "The jury's verdict in this case represents another victory in our fight against terrorism," U.S.
Attorney A. Lee Bentley said in a press release.
"Our success here is due in part to assistance from the Muslim community, which brought the
defendant's extremist views to the attention of law enforcement."
Federal prosecutors presented evidence that in 2012, Osmakac, a U.S. citizen born in Kosovo,
arranged to buy weapons such as a car bomb, machine gun, explosive belt and grenades to target
crowded locations in Tampa.
He did not realize that he was buying the weapons from an undercover agent with the Federal
Bureau of Investigation. The agency recorded Osmakac asking if a car bomb would "take down
buildings" and "kill people inside," according to a federal affidavit.
Defense attorney George Tragos said he planned to appeal the verdict. He argued that Osmakac was
manipulated by the federal agent.
"We thought the jury would recognize that with his lower than average intelligence and his
psychosis, how easily influenced he was by someone coming into his life and telling him this is what
he needed to do," Tragos said in a phone interview after the verdict was announced.
(Editing by Jim Loney)
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