Somali-American guilty in Oregon holiday bomb plot

Mohamed Osman Mohamud, a naturalized U.S. citizen and former Oregon State University student, faces a possible life term in prison on his conviction on a charge of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. Sentencing is set for May 14.

During a three-week trial in U.S. District Court in Portland, defense attorneys argued that overzealous law enforcement officers invented a crime and entrapped their client.

“We are disappointed with the verdict,” federal public defender Steven Wax said, adding that he planned to appeal.

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