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Bin Laden's son-in-law sentenced to life in prison

Sulaiman Abu Ghaith was convicted of conspiring to kill Americans and providing material support to terrorists in a Manhattan court in March.

By Aileen Graef
A flower is seen on the names inside Memorial Plaza during the dedication ceremony of the National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York, May 15, 2014. The museum spans seven stories, mostly underground, and contains artifacts from the attack on the World Trade Center Towers on September 11, 2001 that include the 80 ft high tridents, the so-called "Ground Zero Cross", the destroyed remains of Company 21's New York Fire Department Engine as well as smaller items. The museum will open to the public on May 21. UPI/Allan Tannenbaum/Pool
A flower is seen on the names inside Memorial Plaza during the dedication ceremony of the National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York, May 15, 2014. The museum spans seven stories, mostly underground, and contains artifacts from the attack on the World Trade Center Towers on September 11, 2001 that include the 80 ft high tridents, the so-called "Ground Zero Cross", the destroyed remains of Company 21's New York Fire Department Engine as well as smaller items. The museum will open to the public on May 21. UPI/Allan Tannenbaum/Pool | License Photo

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Osama bin Laden's son-in-law Sulaiman Abu Ghaith was sentenced to life in a U.S. prison Tuesday for conspiring to kill Americans and providing material support to terrorists.

Abu Ghaith was convicted of the crimes in a Manhattan court in March after a three-week trial and six hours of deliberations over two days by an anonymous jury.

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Abu Ghaith was a little-known Kuwaiti preacher until he appeared in a video sitting next to his father-in-law after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

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