Adel Daoud, man convicted of terrorism plot in Chicago's Loop, to be resentenced
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A new sentencing hearing began Thursday for a Hillside man convicted in a terrorist bombing plot.
Adel Daoud was convicted for trying to blow up what he thought was a 1,000-pound car bomb in the Loop back in 2012. It turned out it was an FBI sting operation.
Daoud pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 16 years in prison, but a federal appeals court ruled that punishment wasn't harsh enough and ordered a new sentencing hearing.
That hearing began Thursday morning and was expected to continue on Friday.
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