Man convicted of aiding terrorists has sentence reduced: "(By Gary L. Wright and Cleve R. Wootson Jr., gwright@charlotteobserver.com, cwootson@charlotteobserver.com) A Charlotte man convicted of sending money to terrorist groups will likely taste freedom again, after his sentence was significantly reduced today.
U.S. District Court Judge Graham Mullen reduced the sentence of Mohamad Hammoud to 30 years in prison late this morning, on the second day of his re-sentencing hearing."