Georgia man convicted on terror-related charges

ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- A jury convicted a 23-year-old man on terrorism-related charges Wednesday after a trial in Atlanta.Ehsanul Islam Sadequee was found guilty on several charges, said Patrick Crosby, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office in Atlanta.In June, a federal judge convicted Sadequee's accused co-conspirator, Syed Haris Ahmed, of conspiring to provide material support to terrorism in the United States and abroad. Ahmed was then a student at FBI Special Agent Mark Richards testified during Ahmed's trial that Ahmed and Sadequee traveled to Canada in March 2005 to meet with three other men they met online.
During that meeting, Ahmed said that they "should attack oil storage facilities and refineries," according to a statement signed by Ahmed.Authorities contended Ahmed and Sadequee made "casing videos" of landmarks in the Washington area, such as the U.S. Capitol, the World Bank Building and Pentagon. The videos were found on the hard drives of at least two men who were arrested on terrorism charges in the United Kingdom. According to prosecutors, those two men were found to possess a large quantity of "violent jihad materials."Ahmed's sentencing was deferred until after Sadequee's trial. At the time of his conviction, authorities said he faced up to 15 years in prison.Ahmed is a naturalized U.S. citizen who was born in Pakistan. Sadequee is a native of Virginia and a U.S. citizen of Bangladeshi descent, according to federal court documents.