MIAMI (AP) - A federal jury in Miami has reached a verdict in the trial of a Muslim cleric accused of providing financial support to the Pakistani Taliban.
Jurors sent out a note Monday morning that a verdict had been reached in the case of 77-year-old Hafiz Khan. The verdict was to be announced later in the morning.
Khan faces up to 15 years behind bars if convicted on each of four terrorism support-related charges.
Prosecutors say evidence proved that Khan sent about $50,000 to the Taliban, labeled a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S. They say hundreds of FBI recordings show Khan was an eager supporter.
Khan testified that he opposes the Taliban and that the money went for charity, family needs and a religious school he owns in Pakistan's Swat Valley.
