MIAMI (AP) _ An elderly Muslim cleric has been convicted by a Miami federal court jury of providing thousands of dollars in financial support to the Pakistani Taliban.
The 12-person jury returned its verdict Monday after the two-month trial of Hafiz Khan.
The 77-year-old imam at a Miami mosque was found guilty of two conspiracy counts and two counts of providing material support to terrorists.
Each charge carries a potential 15-year prison sentence.
Prosecutors built their case largely around hundreds of FBI recordings of conversations in which Khan expressed support for Taliban attacks and discussed sending about $50,000 to Pakistan.
Khan testified the money was for family, charity and business reasons.
Khan also said he lied to an FBI informant about Taliban support in hopes of obtaining $1 million from him.
