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Chiheb Esseghaier and Ahmed Abassi

Ahmed Abassi: Ahmed Abassi, a 27-year-old who American officials claimed radicalized accused VIA rail terror plotter Chiheb Esseghaier and who was accused of having the evil intention of travelling to the U.S. to establish a terrorist network for international attacks pleaded guilty to two immigration charges, accepting a plea deal that dropped all connections to terrorism, according to The Star. Once facing a total of 50 years in jail on terrorism charges, Abassis potential sentence now ranges from immediate release to six years. He agreed to leave the U.S. when he completes his sentence and Inside a Manhattan courtroom Tuesday, a former Laval University student and Tunisian national was transformed from an alleged extremist radicalizer and terrorist network architect to merely an immigrant fraudulently claiming he was a realtor to gain U.S. entry. Abassi told a U.S. federal judge that he lied on work permit and permanent residency applications when he claimed he was in the U.S. for business purposes as a realtor. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.