5. Terrorism Indictments and Sentences Yet, the above described crimes of kidnapping and murder lack the international significance of terrorism that arguably has even more visible consequences than the “mob”. A number of terrorism suspects received indictments or even sentencing in August.
First, the U.S. Justice Department filed sealed criminal charges against suspects in the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, the Wall Street Journal reported. Later, a grand jury indicted two students from Kazakhstan on obstruction of justice charges for helping suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev hide evidence after Boston Marathon bombings.
Moreover, U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Bales, who admitted gunning down 16 civilians in a 2012 rampage in Afghanistan, was sentenced to life in prison without parole, according to Lt. Col. Gary Dangerfield with Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
Bales pleaded guilty in June to more than 30 criminal charges, including 16 premeditated murder counts. Finally, a military court found Maj.
Nidal Hasan guilty on all 13 counts of murder and 32 counts of attempted murder in the 5 November 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas that killed 13 and injured more than 30. A military jury unanimously recommended the death penalty for Hasan.
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