CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- A man convicted of providing money to an Islamic terrorist organization returns to a federal courtroom Wednesday in Charlotte, N.C., for resentencing.
Mohamad Hammoud's sentence of 155 years in prison for providing material support for Hezbollah was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court because the sentence exceeded "the maximum sentence authorized by the jury verdict alone," CNN reported.
Hammoud, a Charlotte businessman born in Lebanon, was convicted in 2002 and the Supreme Court ruled in 2005 that Hammoud needed to be resentenced.
Hammoud's defense team has argued their client shouldn't have been sentenced to more than eight years for his crimes. Besides the terror-related charge, Hammoud was convicted of conspiracy involving immigration fraud, money laundering and cigarette smuggling.
Prosecutors argued Hammoud provided cigarette-smuggling proceeds to Hezbollah. During the trial, Hammoud admitted to immigration fraud and cigarette smuggling, but testified he was not a member of Hezbollah.
